| | antecedent | (แอนทิ' ซิเดินทฺ) adj., n. มาก่อน, ก่อน, เกิดขึ้นก่อน, แต่ก่อน, ข้อเสนอแรก, เรื่องราวก่อน-antecedents บรรพบุรุษ, Syn. preceding, prior, Ant. posterior |
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| | | | | | | หัวนอนปลายตีน | [hūanønplāitīn] (n) EN: background ; origin ; family and status ; antecedents ; person's back ground | | เทือกเถา | [theūakthao] (n) EN: antecedents ; extraction ; ancestry ; clan ; family ; origins ; descent FR: origine généalogique [ f ] | | เทือกเถาเหล่ากอ | [theūakthaolaokø] (n) EN: antecedents ; extraction ; ancestry ; clan ; family ; origins ; descent FR: origine généalogique [ f ] |
| | | | | Antecedent | a. [ L. antecedens, -entis, p. pr. of antecedere: cf. F. antécédent. ] 1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- Prior; previous; foregoing. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Antecedent | n. [ Cf. F. antécédent. ] 1. That which goes before in time; that which precedes. South. [ 1913 Webster ] The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its antecedents. Max Miller. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. One who precedes or goes in front. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] My antecedent, or my gentleman usher. Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. pl. The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ] If the troops . . . prove worthy of their antecedents, the victory is surely ours. Gen. G. McClellan. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Gram.) The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the sentence “Solomon was the prince who built the temple, ” prince is the antecedent of who. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. (Logic) (a) The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move. (b) The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. (Math.) The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Antecedently | adv. Previously; before in time; at a time preceding; as, antecedently to conversion. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| | | | 前身 | [ぜんしん, zenshin] (n) antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation; (P) #2,093 [Add to Longdo] | | 先行詞 | [せんこうし, senkoushi] (n) { ling } antecedent [Add to Longdo] | | 先行条件 | [せんこうじょうけん, senkoujouken] (n) antecedent condition [Add to Longdo] | | 前件 | [ぜんけん, zenken] (n) (1) aforementioned; previous case; (2) antecedent [Add to Longdo] | | 文展 | [ぶんてん, bunten] (n) (abbr) (See 文部省美術展覧会・もんぶしょうびじゅつてんらんかい) Bunten exhibition; art exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education (antecedent of the Nitten exhibition) [Add to Longdo] | | 文部省美術展覧会 | [もんぶしょうびじゅつてんらんかい, monbushoubijutsutenrankai] (n) (See 文展・ぶんてん) Bunten exhibition; annual art exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education (antecedent of the Nitten exhibition) [Add to Longdo] |
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