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