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Antecedaneous :: Antecedaneous (a.) Antecedent; preceding in time.

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

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

Precedent :: Precedent (n.) A preceding circumstance or condition; an antecedent; hence, a prognostic; a token; a sign..

Priority :: Priority (a.) The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application..

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.

Enthymeme :: Enthymeme (n.) An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and consequent deduced from it; a syllogism with one premise omitted; as, We are dependent; therefore we should be humble. Here the major proposition is suppressed. The complete syllogism would be, Dependent creatures should be humble; we are dependent creatures; therefore we should be humble..

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

Zymogen :: Zymogen (n.) A mother substance, or antecedent, of an enzyme or chemical ferment; -- applied to such substances as, not being themselves actual ferments, may by internal changes give rise to a ferment..

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..

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

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

Prefix :: Prefix (v. t.) To set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently.

Relative :: Relative (n.) A relative pronoun; a word which relates to, or represents, another word or phrase, called its antecedent; as, the relatives who, which, that..

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

Consequent :: Consequent (n.) The second term of a ratio, as the term b in the ratio a:b, the first a, being the antecedent..

Presupposition :: Presupposition (n.) The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption.

Precedaneous :: Precedaneous (a.) Preceding; antecedent; previous.

Alternately :: Alternately (adv.) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent..

Preconformity :: Preconformity (n.) Anticipative or antecedent conformity.

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