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antecedental

an·te·ced·ent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tuh-seed-nt]
    • /ˌæn təˈsid nt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tuh-seed-nt]
    • /ˌæn təˈsid nt/

Definitions of antecedental word

  • adjective antecedental preceding; prior: an antecedent event. 1
  • noun antecedental a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon, etc. 1
  • noun antecedental antecedents. ancestors. the history, events, characteristics, etc., of one's earlier life: Little is known about his birth and antecedents. 1
  • noun antecedental Grammar. a word, phrase, or clause, usually a substantive, that is replaced by a pronoun or other substitute later, or occasionally earlier, in the same or in another, usually subsequent, sentence. In Jane lost a glove and she can't find it, Jane is the antecedent of she and glove is the antecedent of it. 1
  • noun antecedental Mathematics. the first term of a ratio; the first or third term of a proportion. the first of two vectors in a dyad. 1
  • noun antecedental Logic. the conditional element in a proposition, as “Caesar conquered Gaul,” in “If Caesar conquered Gaul, he was a great general.”. 1
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Origin of antecedental

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin antecēdent- (stem of antecēdēns) going before, present participle of antecēdere to antecede; see -ent

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Parts of speech for Antecedental

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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antecedental popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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