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antecedent

noun

  1. the referent of an anaphor

    照応形の指示物

    a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun

    照応的な代名詞によって参照される句か節

  2. a preceding occurrence or cause or event

    先だって起きた現象や原因や出来事

  3. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

    自分が系統を引く（通常、祖父母よりも遠い）人

  4. anything that precedes something similar in time

    時間内に類似した何かに先行する事柄

adjective

  1. preceding in time or order

    時間または順序で先行する

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