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The correct spelling is antecedent.
How to pronounce antecedent
/ˌantɪˈsiːdənt/
nounIPA: /ˌantɪˈsiːdənt/
Say it like: Ant-ese-den-t
The correct spelling is antecedent. Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing. For example: "an antecedent cause"
Usage Examples
“an antecedent cause”
“an antecedent improbability”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
- 2.An ancestor.
- 3.(grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.
- 4.The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p \rightarrow q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.
- 5.The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
adjective
- 1.Earlier, either in time or in order.
- 2.Presumptive.
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