antecedents

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
  2. noun a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  3. noun anything that precedes something similar in time

Synonyms

ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root

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