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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin antecēdentem.
Pronunciation
Adjective
antécédent (feminine antécédente, masculine plural antécédents, feminine plural antécédentes)
- antecedent, preceding
Noun
antécédent m (plural antécédents)
- antecedent (any thing that precedes another thing)
- (grammar) antecedent
- (logic) antecedent
- Antonym: conséquent
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