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Meaning and definition for "antecedent" word
[noun] a preceding occurrence or cause or event
[noun] someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent)
[noun] anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"
[adjective] preceding in time or order
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\An`te*ced"ent\, n. [Cf. F. ant['e]c['e]dent.] 1. That which goes before in time; that which precedes. --South. The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its antecedents. --Max Miller. 2. One who precedes or goes in front. [Obs.] My antecedent, or my gentleman usher. --Massinger. 3. pl. The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history. --J. H. Newman. If the troops . . . prove worthy of their antecedents, the victory is surely ours. --Gen. G. McClellan. 4. (Gram.) The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the sentence ``Solomon was the prince who built the temple,'' prince is the antecedent of who. 5. (Logic)
(a) The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move.
(b) The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die. 6. (Math.) The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent.
Synonyms for antecedent
ancestor, anterior, anticipatory, ascendant, ascendent, forerunner, preceding, preexistent, prevenient, prior(a), root
Antonyms: descendant, descendent, subsequent
See also: ancestress | cause | father | forbear | forebear | forefather | foremother | preceding(a) | primogenitor | progenitor | referent | relation | relative | sire | temporal relation |
Related terms: antedate, causation, determinative, elder, element, exordial, explorer, fathers, forebear, foregoer, front runner, fugleman, pace, preceding, premise, preparatory, previous, primogenitor, propaedeutic, scout, trailbreaker, voortrekker
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Let's analyse "antecedent" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Four syllables and Four vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: TNEDECETNA. Average typing speed for these characters is 2725 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
antecedent: 1 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 16, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven. |
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