antecedent


Meanings

  • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
  • a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  • anything that precedes something similar in time;
    • "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"
  • the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
  • preceding in time or order


Scrabble Score: 13

antecedent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

antecedent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

antecedent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 16

antecedent is a valid Words With Friends word