antecedent
adjective/ˌæntɪˈsiːdnt/
/ˌæntɪˈsiːdnt/
(formal)- previous
- antecedent events
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French or from Latin antecedent- ‘going before’, from antecedere, from ante ‘before’ + cedere ‘go’.Definitions on the go
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