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antecedent vs ancestress

ancestress vs antecedent

antecedent and ancestress both are nouns.

antecedent is an adjective but ancestress is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antecedent Yes Yes No No
ancestress Yes No No No
As nouns, ancestress is a hyponym of antecedent; that is, ancestress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than antecedent:
  • antecedent: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
  • ancestress: a woman ancestor
Other hyponyms of antecedent include forbear, forebear, father, forefather, sire, foremother, primogenitor, progenitor.
antecedent (noun) ancestress (noun)
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun a woman ancestor
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
anything that precedes something similar in time
antecedent (adjective) ancestress (adjective)
preceding in time or order
Difference between antecedent and ancestress

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