Antecedent (noun)
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A thing that existed before or logically precedes another.
Late Middle English from Old French or from Latin antecedent- ‘going before’, from antecedere, from ante ‘before’ + cedere ‘go’.
Example sentences
“‘There are literary and historical antecedents to this book, too.’”
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