Antecedent :: Antecedent (a.) Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause..

Antecedent :: Antecedent (a.) Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability..

Antecedent :: Antecedent (n.) That which goes before in time; that which precedes.

Antecedent :: Antecedent (n.) One who precedes or goes in front.

Antecedent :: Antecedent (n.) The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history..

Antecedent :: Antecedent (n.) 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..

Antecedent :: Antecedent (n.) The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move..

Antecedent :: Antecedent (n.) The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die..

Antecedent :: Antecedent (n.) 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..

Antecedently :: Antecedently (adv.) Previously; before in time; at a time preceding; as, antecedently to conversion..

Credent :: Credent (a.) Believing; giving credence; credulous.

Credent :: Credent (a.) Having credit or authority; credible.

Credential :: Credential (a.) Giving a title or claim to credit or confidence; accrediting.

Credential :: Credential (n.) That which gives a title to credit or confidence.

Credential :: Credential (n.) Testimonials showing that a person is entitled to credit, or has right to exercise official power, as the letters given by a government to an ambassador or envoy, or a certificate that one is a duly elected delegate..

Decedent :: Decedent (a.) Removing; departing.

Decedent :: Decedent (n.) A deceased person.

Dedentition :: Dedentition (n.) The shedding of teeth.

Edental :: Edental (a.) See Edentate, a..

Edental :: Edental (n.) One of the Edentata.

Edentalous :: Edentalous (a.) See Edentate, a..

Edentata :: Edentata (n. pl.) An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; -- called also Bruta. The incisor teeth are rarely developed, and in some groups all the teeth are lacking..

Edentate :: Edentate (a.) Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf..

Edentate :: Edentate (a.) Belonging to the Edentata.

Edentate :: Edentate (n.) One of the Edentata.

Edentated :: Edentated (a.) Same as Edentate, a..

Edentation :: Edentation (n.) A depriving of teeth.

Edentulous :: Edentulous (a.) Toothless.

Excedent :: Excedent (v. t.) Excess.

Exedent :: Exedent (a.) Eating out; consuming.

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