---
id: 3bf83aca-1dfb-4a1e-9769-30bd47b2b337
title: antecedent
---

# 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.