Definitions
preceding in time or order
Word origin
From Middle English antecedent, borrowed from Old French antecedent, from Latin antecēdēns (“going before”), from antecēdō (“to precede; excel; surpass”).
Used in a sentence
“an antecedent cause”
“an event antecedent to the Biblical Flood”
“an antecedent improbability”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Earlier item”10 letters
02“Earlier thing”10 letters
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