Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - antecedent
Antecedent
antecedent
n. & adj. --n. 1 a preceding thing or circumstance. 2 Gram. a word, phrase, clause, or sentence, to which another word (esp. a relative pronoun, usu. following) refers. 3 (in pl.) past history, esp. of a person. 4 Logic the statement contained in the 'if' clause of a conditional proposition. --adj. 1 (often foll. by to) previous. 2 presumptive, a priori. Derivatives antecedence n. antecedently adv. Etymology: ME f. F antecedent or L antecedere (as ANTE-, cedere go)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin ~-, antecedens, from Latin, what precedes, from neuter of ~-, antecedens, present participle of antecedere to go before, from ante+ cedere to go Date: 14th century a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun (as John in “Mary saw John and called to him”), the conditional element in a proposition (as if A in “if A, then B”), the first term of a mathematical ratio, 4. a preceding event, condition, or cause, the significant events, conditions, and traits of one's earlier life, 5. predecessor, ancestors, parents, II. adjective Date: 14th century prior, see: preceding ~ly adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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