Antecedent
- Antecedent
- Antecedent An`te*ced"ent, n. [Cf. F. ant['e]c['e]dent.]
1. That which goes before in time; that which precedes.
--South.
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The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric
language, has surely its antecedents. --Max Miller.
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2. One who precedes or goes in front. [Obs.]
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My antecedent, or my gentleman usher. --Massinger.
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3. pl. The earlier events of one's life; previous principles,
conduct, course, history. --J. H. Newman.
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If the troops . . . prove worthy of their
antecedents, the victory is surely ours. --Gen. G.
McClellan.
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4. (Gram.) The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the
sentence ``Solomon was the prince who built the temple,''
prince is the antecedent of who.
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5. (Logic)
(a) The first or conditional part of a hypothetical
proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must
move.
(b) The first of the two propositions which constitute an
enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is
mortal; therefore the king must die.
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6. (Math.) The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first
or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio
a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent.
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antécédent — antécédent, ente [ ɑ̃tesedɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. et n. m. • 1361; lat. antecedens, de cedere « aller » I ♦ Adj. Rare Antérieur logiquement ou chronologiquement. « Question sociale ? Certes. Mais la question morale est antécédente » (A. Gide). Géol. Qui… … Encyclopédie Universelle
antecedent — ANTECEDÉNT, antecedente, s.n., adj. 1. s.n. Fapt, întâmplare anterioară unei anumite date sau stări. ♢ Antecedent penal = fapt penal existent în trecutul inculpatului şi de care instanţa judecătorească ţine seama la stabilirea pedepsei. ♦ (La… … Dicționar Român
antécédent — antécédent, ente 1. (an té sé dan, dan t ) adj. Qui précède dans l ordre des temps. Des actes antécédents annulent celui ci. ÉTYMOLOGIE Antecedens, de ante, avant (voy. ains), et cedere, aller (voy. céder) ; provenç. anteceden ; … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Antecedent — Antécédent Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
antecedent — ANTECEDENT, ENTE. adj. Qui est auparavant, qui précède en temps. Les actes antécédens. Les procéduresantécédentes.Antécédent, s. m. en termes de Grammaire, se dit Des noms et des pronoms, quand ils précèdent et régissent le relatif qui. Ainsi… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
antecedent — ANTECEDENT, [anteced]ente. adj. verbal. Du verbe anteceder, lequel n est point en usage. Il signifie qui est avant, qui precede en temps. Les actes antecedents. les procedures antecedentes, dans les chapitres antecedents de ce livre. les Conciles … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Antecedent — An te*ced ent, a. [L. antecedens, entis, p. pr. of antecedere: cf. F. ant[ e]c[ e]dent.] 1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause. [1913 Webster] 2. Presumptive; as, an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antecedent — an·te·ce·dent /ˌan tə sēd ənt/ adj: earlier in time or order Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. antecedent … Law dictionary
antecedent — late 14c. (n. and adj.), from O.Fr. antecedent (14c.) or directly from L. antecedentem (nom. antecedens), prp. of antecedere go before, precede, from ante before (see ANTE (Cf. ante)) + cedere to yield (see CEDE (Cf. cede)). Used as a noun in La … Etymology dictionary
antecedent — antecèdent (antecedȅnt) m <G mn nātā> DEFINICIJA 1. prethodnik 2. lingv. riječ ili dio rečenice na koji se odnosi relativna rečenica ETIMOLOGIJA vidi antecedencija … Hrvatski jezični portal