Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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anticipatory | No | Yes | No | No |
antecedent | Yes | Yes | No | No |
anticipatory (noun) | antecedent (noun) |
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the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun | |
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 |
anticipatory (adjective) | antecedent (adjective) |
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in anticipation | preceding in time or order |