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How to pronounce “antecedent”

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Pronunciation guide for antecedent

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of antecedent with real speech in context.
Available examples: 6 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The nit-picking glory of The New Yorker's Comma Queenas its antecedent.
Definition summary: Earlier, either in time or in order.

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The nit-picking glory of The New Yorker's Comma Queen

as its antecedent.

[Adjective]
Earlier, either in time or in order.
Presumptive.
[Noun]
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
An ancestor.
(grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun or other pro-form.
(logic) The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e.
p
→
q
{\displaystyle p\rightarrow q}
, where
p
{\displaystyle p}
is the antecedent, and
q
{\displaystyle q}
is the consequent.
(logic) The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
(mathematics) The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.
(chiefly in the plural) Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.

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