Word of the Day – Antecedent

Antecedent (noun)

an-tee-see-dent

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.’”