antecedent

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English antecedent, borrowed from Old French antecedent, from Latin antecēdēns (“going before”), from antecēdō (“to precede; excel; surpass”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt/ === Adjective === antecedent (not comparable) Earlier, either in time or in order. Synonyms: precedent, predecessive, preceding Antonym: successive an antecedent cause Presumptive. an antecedent improbability ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === antecedent (plural antecedents) Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing. An ancestor. (grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun or other pro-form. (logic) The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p → q {\displaystyle p\rightarrow q} , where p {\displaystyle p} is the antecedent, and q {\displaystyle q} is the consequent. (logic) The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (mathematics) The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent. (chiefly in the plural) Previous principles, conduct, history, etc. ==== Synonyms ==== (something which precedes): precedent, precursor (an ancestor): ascendant, ascendent, forebear, forefather, forerunner, predecessor, progenitor ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “in logic”): consequent, (for sequents) succedent (antonym(s) of “in grammar”): anaphor ==== Holonyms ==== See Thesaurus:argument form (in logic): conditional (in grammar): referent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === juxtaposition === References === “antecedent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French antécédent, from Latin antecēdēns (“go before”), from antecēdere (“to go or come before”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑn.tə.səˈdɛnt/ Hyphenation: an‧te‧ce‧dent Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === antecedent n (plural antecedenten, diminutive antecedentje n) antecedent (thing that precedes; prior fact, background fact) (linguistics) antecedent (referent of a word, esp. of a pronoun) (logic) antecedent (condition part of a proposition) ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “logic”): (consequent) (antonym(s) of “linguistics”): (anafoor) == Latin == === Verb === antecēdent third-person plural future active indicative of antecēdō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French antécédent, from Latin antecedens. === Adjective === antecedent m or n (feminine singular antecedentă, masculine plural antecedenți, feminine/neuter plural antecedente) antecedent ==== Declension ====