antecedent
English Thesaurus
1. the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | referent, |
| definition | : | something referred to; the object of a reference (noun.communication) |
2. a preceding occurrence or cause or event (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | cause, |
| definition | : | events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something (noun.event) |
3. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | relation, relative, |
| definition | : | a person related by blood or marriage (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | ancestress, |
| definition | : | a woman ancestor (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | forbear, forebear, |
| definition | : | a person from whom you are descended (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | foremother, |
| definition | : | a woman ancestor (noun.person) |
4. anything that precedes something similar in time (noun.linkdef)
5. preceding in time or order (adj.all)
| also | : | preceding, |
| definition | : | existing or coming before (adj.all) |
6. the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | antecedent, |
| definition | : | preceding in time or order (adj.all) |
7. a preceding occurrence or cause or event (noun.event)
| derivation | : | antecedent, |
| definition | : | preceding in time or order (adj.all) |
8. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) (noun.person)
| antonym | : | descendant, descendent, |
| definition | : | a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | antecedent, |
| definition | : | preceding in time or order (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | ancestral, |
| definition | : | of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor (adj.pert) |
9. anything that precedes something similar in time (noun.linkdef)
| derivation | : | antecedent, |
| definition | : | preceding in time or order (adj.all) |
10. preceding in time or order (adj.all)
| antonym | : | subsequent, |
| definition | : | following in time or order (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | antecedent, |
| definition | : | the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | antecedent, |
| definition | : | a preceding occurrence or cause or event (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | antecedent, forerunner, |
| definition | : | anything that precedes something similar in time (noun.linkdef) |
11. the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | antecedent, |
| definition | : | preceding in time or order (adj.all) |
12. a preceding occurrence or cause or event (noun.event)
| derivation | : | antecedent, |
| definition | : | preceding in time or order (adj.all) |
13. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) (noun.person)
| antonym | : | descendant, descendent, |
| definition | : | a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | antecedent, |
| definition | : | preceding in time or order (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | ancestral, |
| definition | : | of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor (adj.pert) |
14. anything that precedes something similar in time (noun.linkdef)
| derivation | : | antecedent, |
| definition | : | preceding in time or order (adj.all) |
15. preceding in time or order (adj.all)
| antonym | : | subsequent, |
| definition | : | following in time or order (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | antecedent, |
| definition | : | the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | antecedent, |
| definition | : | a preceding occurrence or cause or event (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | antecedent, forerunner, |
| definition | : | anything that precedes something similar in time (noun.linkdef) |
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