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