ANTECEDENT
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An`te*ced"ent (&unr_;), a. [L. antecedens, -entis, p. pr. of antecedere: cf. F. antécédent.] 1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.
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2. Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.
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Syn. -- Prior; previous; foregoing.
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An`te*ced"ent, n. [Cf. F. antécédent.] 1. That which goes before in time; that which precedes. South.
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The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its antecedents.
Max Miller.
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2. One who precedes or goes in front. [Obs.]
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My antecedent, or my gentleman usher.
Massinger.
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3. pl. The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history. J. H. Newman.
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If the troops . . . prove worthy of their antecedents, the victory is surely ours.
Gen. G. McClellan.
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4. (Gram.) 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.
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5. (Logic) (a) The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move. (b) The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die.
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6. (Math.) 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.
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