wiki/content/20201030195742-antecedent.md

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date: 2020-10-30
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title: antecedent
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# Noun

1.  a thing that existed before or logically precedes another.
2.  a person's ancestors or family and social background.

# Adjective

1.  preceding in time or order; previous or pre-existing.
2.  denoting or counting as an antecedent.