antecedent

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

an·te·ce·dent (ăn'tĭ-sēdʹnt)adj.
Going before; preceding.n.
1. One that precedes another.
2.
a. A preceding occurrence, cause, or event. See Synonyms at cause.
b. antecedents The important events and occurrences in one's early life.
3. antecedents One's ancestors.
4. Grammar. The word, phrase, or clause that determines what a pronoun refers to, as the children in The teacher asked the children where they were going.
5. Mathematics. The first term of a ratio.
6. Logic. The conditional member of a hypothetical proposition. an'te·ceʹdent·ly adv.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  forerunner, ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, root
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  subsequent, descendant, descendent