French Meaning of antecedent
antécédent
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Definitions and Meaning of antecedent in English
antecedent (n)
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
anything that precedes something similar in time
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
antecedent (a)
preceding in time or order
antecedent (a.)
Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.
Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.
antecedent (n.)
That which goes before in time; that which precedes.
One who precedes or goes in front.
The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history.
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.
The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move.
The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die.
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.
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antécédent
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent), a preceding occurrence or cause or event, anything that precedes something sim
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après,Suivant,suivant,plus tard,postérieur,consécutif,successif,avancé,final,dernier
antecedency => antécédence, antecedence => antécédence, antecede => précéder, antecedaneous => antécédent, antebellum => d'avant-guerre,
