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- pronunciation:
- aen
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
the word or group of words that a pronoun refers to. In "The girls ate their dessert first," "girls" is the antecedent of "their."
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| related words: |
forerunner, precedent |
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| derivation: |
antecedently (adv.) |
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