Definition of Antecedent

Noun

• the referent of an anaphor
  a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
  
• anything that precedes something similar in time
  "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"
  forerunner
• a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  
• someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
  ancestor ascendant ascendent root

Adjective

• preceding in time or order
  

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Unscramble antecedent

161 unscramble word found using the letters antecedent.

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