antecedents

an·te·ced·ent

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [an-tuh-seed-nt]
- /ˌæn təˈsid nt/
- /ˌæn.tiˈsiː.dənt/

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

Definitions of antecedents word

abbreviation ANTECEDENTS ancestry 4
noun plural antecedents a person's past history 4
adjective antecedents preceding; prior: an antecedent event. 1
noun antecedents a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon, etc. 1
noun antecedents antecedents. ancestors. the history, events, characteristics, etc., of one's earlier life: Little is known about his birth and antecedents. 1
noun antecedents 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

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Origin of antecedents

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 Antecedents

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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antecedents 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.

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Synonyms for antecedents

noun antecedents

background — Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.

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Antonyms for antecedents

adjective antecedents

presents — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
followings — a body of followers, attendants, adherents, etc.

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