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antecedent
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noun
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
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noun
(= ancestor)
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
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noun
anything that precedes something similar in time
phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience
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noun
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
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adjective
preceding in time or order
debt
Noun
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If you are in debt, you owe money (normally to a bank).