1 antecedent /ˌæntəˈsiːdənt/ noun plural antecedents
plural antecedents
Learner's definition of ANTECEDENT
1
[count] grammar : a word or phrase that is represented by another word (such as a pronoun)先行词 2
[count] formal : something that came before something else and may have influenced or caused it先例;前例;前身 3
antecedents [plural] formal : the people in a family who lived in past times祖先;祖宗 2 antecedent /ˌæntəˈsiːdənt/ adjective
2 antecedent
/ˌæntəˈsiːdənt/
adjective
Learner's definition of ANTECEDENT
formal