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Proleptical :: Proleptical (a.) Previous; antecedent.

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..

Whence :: Whence (adv.) From what place; hence, from what or which source, origin, antecedent, premise, or the like; how; -- used interrogatively..

Homologous :: Homologous (a.) Having the same relative proportion or value, as the two antecedents or the two consequents of a proportion..

Former :: Former (a.) Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier; hence, ancient; long past..

Preterient :: Preterient (a.) Passed through; antecedent; previous; as, preterient states..

Foregleam :: Foregleam (n.) An antecedent or premonitory gleam; a dawning light.

What :: What (pron., a., & adv.) Used substantively with the antecedent suppressed, equivalent to that which, or those [persons] who, or those [things] which; -- called a compound relative..

Antecedency :: Antecedency (n.) The state or condition of being antecedent; priority.

Pepsinogen :: Pepsinogen (n.) The antecedent of the ferment pepsin. A substance contained in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric glands. It is readily convertible into pepsin. Also called propepsin.

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

Fore :: Fore (adv.) Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; -- opposed to back or behind; as, the fore part of a garment; the fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon..

Reflexive :: Reflexive (a.) Having for its direct object a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; -- said of certain verbs; as, the witness perjured himself; I bethought myself. Applied also to pronouns of this class; reciprocal; reflective..

Uncaused :: Uncaused (a.) Having no antecedent cause; uncreated; self-existent; eternal.

Presentiment :: Presentiment (n.) Previous sentiment, conception, or opinion; previous apprehension; especially, an antecedent impression or conviction of something unpleasant, distressing, or calamitous, about to happen; anticipation of evil; foreboding..

Previous :: Previous (a.) Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness..

Preordinance :: Preordinance (n.) Antecedent decree or determination.

Antedate :: Antedate (n.) Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.

For :: For (prep.) Indicating the antecedent cause or occasion of an action; the motive or inducement accompanying and prompting to an act or state; the reason of anything; that on account of which a thing is or is done.

Anterior :: Anterior (a.) Before in time; antecedent.

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