antecedent
21antecedent — /aentasiydant/ Prior in point of time @ antecedent claim A preexisting claim. In law of negotiable instruments, a holder takes for value if he takes the instrument for an antecedent claim against any person whether or not the claim is due. U.C.C …
22antecedent — antecedental /an teuh see den tl/, adj. antecedently, adv. /an teuh seed nt/, adj. 1. preceding; prior: an antecedent event. n. 2. a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon, etc. 3. antecedents, a. ancestors. b. the history,… …
23antecedent — UK [ˌæntɪˈsiːd(ə)nt] / US [ˌæntɪˈsɪd(ə)nt] noun Word forms antecedent : singular antecedent plural antecedents 1) [countable] formal something that happened or existed before something else and is similar to it in some way 2) antecedents [plural] …
24antecedent — [[t]æ̱ntɪsi͟ːd(ə)nt[/t]] antecedents 1) N COUNT: usu with supp An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way. [FORMAL] We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory. Syn:… …
25antecedent — Ex.: Regarde le bateau qui entre au port. On appelle antecedent le nom ou le pronom que determine la relative et qui est repris par le pronom relatif. Qui entre au port est complement de l antecedent bateau . Qui a pour antecedent bateau …
26antecedent — /æntəˈsidnt/ (say antuh seednt) adjective 1. (sometimes followed by to) going or being before; preceding; prior: an antecedent event. –noun 2. (plural) a. ancestry. b. one s past history. 3. a preceding circumstance, event, etc. 4 …
27antecedent — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin antecedent , antecedens, from Latin, what precedes, from neuter of antecedent , antecedens, present participle of antecedere to go before, from ante + cedere to go… …
28antecedent — an|te|ce|dent [ ,æntı sidnt ] noun 1. ) count FORMAL something that happened or existed before something else and is similar to it in some way 2. ) antecedents plural FORMAL the members of your family who lived a long time ago: ANCESTORS 3. )… …
29antecedent — an•te•ced•ent [[t]ˌæn təˈsid nt[/t]] adj. 1) preceding; prior: an antecedent event[/ex] 2) a preceding circumstance, event, object, phenomenon, etc.; precursor 3) antecedents a) ancestors b) the history, events, conditions, etc., of one s earlier …
30antecedent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. preliminary, previous, prior; see preceding . See Synonym Study at previous . n. Syn. predecessor, precursor, forerunner; see forerunner . See Synonym Study at cause . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I (VOCABULARY WORD) n …
