antecedent
/,æntɪ'sidənt/
nounadjective
10 letters4 syllables13 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
NOUN
1
Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent).
2
Anything that precedes something similar in time.
“phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience”
3
A preceding occurrence or cause or event.
4
ADJECTIVEThe referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun.
1
Preceding in time or order.
WORD FORMS
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinantecedentway
Starts & ends withA … T
Syllablesan · te · ced · ent
SYNONYMS & RELATED17
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