antecedent
/æntˈɛsʌdʌnt/
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Definitions
Adjective
preceding in time or order
Noun
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Noun
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
Noun
anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"
Noun
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun