Akademik

antecedent
1. adjective /æntəˈsidnt,æn'tesədnt/
Earlier, either in time or order.
2. noun /æntəˈsidnt,æn'tesədnt/
a) Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
b) An ancestor.
Syn: precedent, precursor, ascendant, ascendent, forebear, forefather, forerunner, predecessor, progenitor
Ant: consequent, anaphor

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