Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ascendant | Yes | Yes | No | No |
antecedent | Yes | Yes | No | No |
ascendant (noun) | antecedent (noun) |
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someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun |
position or state of being dominant or in control | 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 |
ascendant (adjective) | antecedent (adjective) |
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tending or directed upward | preceding in time or order |
most powerful or important or influential |