antecedent vs relation

relation vs antecedent

antecedent and relation both are nouns.

antecedent is an adjective but relation is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
antecedent	Yes	Yes	No	No
relation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, relation is a hypernym of antecedent; that is, relation is a word with a broader meaning than antecedent:

antecedent: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
relation: a person related by blood or marriage

Other hypernyms of antecedent include relative.

antecedent (noun)	relation (noun)
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun	an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
a preceding occurrence or cause or event	(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)	sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
anything that precedes something similar in time	(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
	an act of narration
	a person related by blood or marriage

antecedent (adjective)	relation (adjective)
preceding in time or order

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