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antecedentOne entry found. Main Entry: 1an·te·ced·ent Pronunciation: \ˌan-tə-ˈsē-dənt\ Function: 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 Date: 14th century 1 : a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun (as John in “Mary saw John and called to him”); broadly : a word or phrase replaced by a substitute
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