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1. n someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) n a preceding occurrence or cause or event n anything that precedes something similar in time n the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun Source: ecdict

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anaphor anaphoric anything cause clause descended event grandparent occurrence phrase precedes preceding pronoun referent referred remote similar someone something time you

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