antecedent synonym - 111 synonyms for antecedent

antecedent (111 synonym found)

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Definition of antecedent:

(adj) : earlier either in time or order

(n) : any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing; one's ancestors

"in "The policeman asked the boy what he was doing" the phrase "the boy" is the antecedent of the pronoun "he"."

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