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antecedent

IPA pronunciation: /ˌæn.tɪˈsiː.dənt/

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Russian meaning

Предшествующее событие, антецедент

English definition

A thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another.

Example

Philosophers traced the historical antecedents of Enlightenment rationalism.

Collocations

historical antecedent
logical antecedent
grammatical antecedent

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