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Meaning Of Antecedent
a.
Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as,
an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.
a.
Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.
n.
That which goes before in time; that which precedes.
n.
One who precedes or goes in front.
n.
The earlier events of one's life; previous principles,
conduct, course, history.
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.
n.
The first or conditional part of a hypothetical
proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move.
n.
The first of the two propositions which constitute an
enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore
the king must die.
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.