antecedent
/ˌænˈtesədənt/an-TEH-suh-duhnt
/ˌænˈtɛsədənt/an-TEH-suh-duhnt
Meaninggoing before
Common meaning: something that comes earlier
Other meanings: a forerunner
- antebefore
- cedto go, move away; to give wayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 307 · scan
- entadjective ending: being or doing
‘before’ + ‘to go, move away’ → antecedent
Journey through time
- Latinantecedens‘going before’source
- Englishantecedent‘something that comes earlier’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin cēdō ‘to go, move away’.
Roots
- cēdō, cessī, cessum Latin “to go, move away; to give way”
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