antecedent
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thingAny thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
» Alchemy was the antecedent of chemistry.
Meaning
7 sensesAny thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
Vorgeschichte, Ursache, Vorleben
An ancestor.
Ahne, Vorläufer, Vorfahre
A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun or other pro-form.
Beziehungswort, Bezugselement, Antezedens
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p→q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.
Antezedens
The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.
(in the plural)Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.
Examples
4 sentencesAlchemy was the antecedent of chemistry.
What do you know about the antecedents of the war?
If we alter the construction of such sentences, the missing antecedent is often restored.
When the antecedent is this, that, these or those it is usual to use 'which'.
deWenn das Bezugswort this, that, these oder those ist, benutzt man gewöhnlich which.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English antecedent, borrowed from Old French antecedent, from Latin antecēdēnsFrom Middle English antecedent, borrowed from Old French antecedent, from Latin antecēdēns (“going before”), from antecēdō (“to precede; excel; surpass”).
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Forms
plural: antecedents| Singular | antecedent |
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regular
Synonyms
11 synonyms- anything that precedes something similar in time:forerunner
- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent):ancestorascendantascendentroot