antecedent
definition: preceding in time or order
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: the referent of an anaphor
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
definition: a preceding occurrence or cause or event
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
definition: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
example:
speech part: noun
definition: anything that precedes something similar in time
example: phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience
speech part: noun
synonyms:
forerunner