adjective
Definition: Describing something that comes before or earlier in time or order.
Example: The antecedent events led to the final decision.
noun
Definition: Something that comes before another thing, often used to refer to an event or situation that influences what happens next. In grammar, it refers to the word or phrase that a pronoun replaces or refers to.
Example: In the sentence 'The teacher asked the children where they were going', 'the children' is the antecedent of 'they'.