antecedent

C2+ Topic:Time

US /ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt/ UK /ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt/ See IPA manual

noun adj

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noun
a thing that comes before another; (adj) preceding in time or order

Poverty was the chief antecedent of the city's unrest.

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1 noun · a thing that comes before... precursor forerunner predecessor prior preceding previous

Opposites

consequent subsequent successor following

Word family

Derived forms antecedentlyantecedence

Related forms cede precede

Etymology

From Latin antecedēns ('going before'), present participle of antecedere ('to go before'), from ante- ('before') + cedere ('to go, yield').

antecedēns Latin cedere Latin

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# antecedent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt
**IPA (UK):** ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt

## Meanings
1. a thing that comes before another; (adj) preceding in time or order

## Examples
- Poverty was the chief antecedent of the city's unrest.

## Synonyms
- precursor
- forerunner
- predecessor
- prior
- preceding
- previous

## Antonyms
- consequent
- subsequent
- successor
- following

## Derived Forms
- antecedently
- antecedence

## Related Forms
- cede
- precede

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: antecedēns
- Root: cedere
- Affix: ante- - before

## Etymology
From Latin antecedēns ('going before'), present participle of antecedere ('to go before'), from ante- ('before') + cedere ('to go, yield').

## AI Etymology
Antecedent is from Latin antecedēns ('going before'), present participle of antecedere ('to go before'), from ante- ('before') + cedere ('to go, yield'). In present-day use, it means a thing that comes before another; (adj) preceding in time or order. Derived formations include antecedently and antecedence. Related vocabulary includes cede and precede.

## Topics
- Time
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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