antecedent

1. a. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause. Source: opted

2. a. Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability. Source: opted

3. n. That which goes before in time; that which precedes. Source: opted

4. n. One who precedes or goes in front. Source: opted

5. n. The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history. Source: opted

6. n. The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the sentence "Solomon was the prince who built the temple," prince is the antecedent of who. Source: opted

7. n. The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move. Source: opted

8. n. The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die. Source: opted

9. n. The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent. Source: opted

10. adj. preceding in time or order Source: wordnet

11. n. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) Source: wordnet

12. n. a preceding occurrence or cause or event Source: wordnet

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