Plural of antecedent; things that come before; a person's ancestors or family history.
Plural of 'antecedent,' from Latin 'antecedentes.' In grammar, the noun or phrase that a pronoun refers back to is called its antecedent.
In grammar class, finding the antecedent—the word a pronoun refers to—is crucial: in 'Sarah lost her keys,' 'Sarah' is the antecedent of 'her.'
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