antecedents is a form of:
Antecedent
noun
- 1.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍នាំមុខ
- 2.
- (COUNTABLE) (Preceding circumstance, event) អ្វីៗដែលមានពីមុនមក
- 3.
- (វេយ្យាករណ៍) (COUNTABLE) ពាក្យសំអាងនៅខាងមុខ
adjective
- 1.
- (existing, before, preceding, prior) ដែលមានពីមុនមក
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- That which goes before in time; that which precedes.
- 2.
- One who precedes or goes in front.
- 3.
- The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history.
- 4.
- The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the sentence "Solomon was the prince who built the temple," prince is the antecedent of who.
- 5.
- The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move.
- 6.
- The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die.
- 7.
- The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent.
adjective
- 1.
- Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.
- 2.
- Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.