French language

How to pronounce antecedent in French?

Toggle Transcript

antecedent::noun | Spocien Dictionary

antecedent
noun
/,æntɪ'sidənt/
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Type Words
Synonyms ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, root
Type of relative, relation
Has types father, ancestress, sire, progenitor, primogenitor, foremother, forefather, forebear, forbear

antecedent::noun | Spocien Dictionary

antecedent
noun
/,æntɪ'sidənt/
anything that precedes something similar in time
Type Words
Synonyms forerunner
Type of temporal relation


phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience.

antecedent::noun | Spocien Dictionary

antecedent
noun
/,æntɪ'sidənt/
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
Type Words
Type of cause
Derivation antecede

antecedent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

antecedent
adjective
/,æntɪ'sidənt/
preceding in time or order
Type Words
Derivation antecedency, antecedence

antecedent::noun | Spocien Dictionary

antecedent
noun
/,æntɪ'sidənt/
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
Type Words
Type of referent
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.