Adjective : an antecedent event. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : Little is known about his birth and antecedents. From Dictionary.com.
But the French naturalist was of very different antecedents from the English surveyor. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume III: Modern development of the physical sciences] Reference
We now wish to show that in antecedents, education, temperament, and in her writings, she represents the mass of her contemporaries – is a type of her era. From Wordnik.com. [The Congress of Women: Held in the Woman's Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, U. S. A., 1893, With Portraits, Biographies and Addresses] Reference
Here you have in very simplified terms the antecedents of modern Greece. From Wordnik.com. [Giorgos Seferis - Nobel Lecture] Reference
And I love words, especially exotic ones with Greek or Latin antecedents. From Wordnik.com. [LIFE is Good 2009] Reference
Her antecedents were the rancorous, meddlesome Macedonian queens who routinely poisoned brothers and sent armies against sons. From Wordnik.com. [Egyptology News] Reference
(Some of these "antecedents," it may be remarked, antedate their coming to America.). From Wordnik.com. [Our Brother in Black: His Freedom and His Future] Reference
You may well ask me for "antecedents," and I should like, if I may, to give them to you very shortly. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Elsmere] Reference
You may well ask me for "antecedents," and I should like, if I may, to give them to you very shortly. '. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Elsmere] Reference
But her antecedents got out, and they got notice to leave. From Wordnik.com. [An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith] Reference
Jakob's a bit touchy on the subject of, well, antecedents. From Wordnik.com. [The Kid's All Right] Reference
Legislature might be disbursed by a board of rebellious antecedents. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
My friend did not ask who he was or anything regarding his antecedents. From Wordnik.com. [A Soldier's Life Being the Personal Reminiscences of Edwin G. Rundle] Reference
Indeed, antecedents and consequents were always associated in her mind. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy.] Reference
He knew all there was to know about them, their nativities and their antecedents. From Wordnik.com. [Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas] Reference
Well, his antecedents do not speak of a man who thrives under pressure, to put it kindly. From Wordnik.com. [Dustin Johnson has only himself to blame for PGA Championship gaffe] Reference
He told me enough about my family and antecedents to make me wholly ashamed to belong to them. From Wordnik.com. [White Ashes] Reference
Indeed, mindful, considerate and creative thinking are often antecedents to successful outcomes. From Wordnik.com. [Russell Bishop: The Universe Rewards Action, Not Thought] Reference
The entire course of affairs was governed, not by their antecedents, but by a series of miracles. From Wordnik.com. [The Necessity of Atheism] Reference
Her antecedents seemed to follow her wherever she went, like haunting spirits seeking her betrayal. From Wordnik.com. [An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith] Reference
"Perhaps if you think over what you have heard of that boy's antecedents, you will know what I mean.". From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
"I fancied you might give me some hint that might help me, Dashaway, as to their antecedents, friends.". From Wordnik.com. [Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane] Reference
Every nation has its own culture, its own rhythm, its own antecedents, its own ways of reaching democracy. From Wordnik.com. [CARLOS FUENTES] Reference
The manpower to be utilized, in the event of another major war, in the Army without regard to antecedents or race. From Wordnik.com. [Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965] Reference
But it has earlier antecedents in the sermons and poetry of the metaphysical poets like John Donne and George Herbert. From Wordnik.com. [Puns In Country Music Songs Done Right] Reference
Historical antecedents are never as predictive as we would like, but they can offer a broader perspective on current events. From Wordnik.com. [Is 2010 midterm election like 1890?] Reference
Naturally, if you wish to be of the military profession, to have eminent clergy among your antecedents, the price increases. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
In what other country would you expect to find the antecedents of an Italian painter who was emblematic of the High Renaissance?. From Wordnik.com. [Diverging Tastes of Pre-Raphaelites] Reference
Many might have been somewhat hazy as to antecedents, but all were well-provided with a certain stock-in-trade -- personal charm. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
Never mind the psychotherapeutic hypothesis that after Monica and decades of Monica's antecedents, she needs a self-esteem infusion. From Wordnik.com. [Vertiginous In New York] Reference
We see the Cat's antecedents, especially the Katzenjammer Kids, Krazy Kat (more for Ignatz than Krazy) and Felix the Cat (for the bow tie). From Wordnik.com. [The Cat (and Hat) That Came to Stay] Reference
Exciting incidents develop their inherent strength and weakness, and if virtue wins in the end, it is quite in keeping with its carefully-planned antecedents. From Wordnik.com. [Princess Zara] Reference
"It does not sound reasonable that, during all these years, Mr. Gordon would not have probed into the matter and learned something about your real antecedents.". From Wordnik.com. [A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall] Reference
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