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Definition antecedent in British English

antecedent noun

noun
/ˌæntɪˈsiːd(ə)nt/
1

something that happened or existed before something else and is similar to it in some way

Synonyms and related words
preface prelude precursor
2

the members of your family who lived a long time ago

Synonyms and related words
ancestor ancestry antecedents
3

the antecedent of a word is the noun or phrase nearer the beginning of the sentence that it refers to. In the sentence 'I threw the keys to him and he caught them', 'keys' is the antecedent of 'them'.

Synonyms and related words
accusative adjunct allomorph
Definition antecedent in British English