Antecedent vs Author - What's the difference?
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Earlier, either in time or order.
presumptive
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
An ancestor.
(grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.
* Fowler
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(logic) The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition.
(math) The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a'' in the ratio ''a:b , the other being the consequent.
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
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* (Samuel Johnson) (1709-1784)
# (the author) I, me.
Someone who writes books for a living.
The works of an author or authors.
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Antecedent is a related term of author.
As nouns the difference between antecedent and author
is that antecedent is antecedent (any thing that precedes another thing) while author is the originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.As an adjective antecedent
is antecedent, preceding.As a verb author is
(chiefly|us) to create a work as its.antecedent
English
(wikipedia antecedent)Adjective
(-)- an event antecedent to the Biblical Flood
- an antecedent cause
- an antecedent improbability
Noun
{{examples-right, sense=linguistics: expression referred to by pronoun, examples= * In “The policeman asked the boy what he was doing.”, the phrase “the boy” is the antecedent of the pronoun “he”. * In the sentence “I saw my girlfriend yesterday wearing her old jacket which is odd because she almost never wears it.”, the phrase “my girlfriend” is the antecedent of “her” and “old jacket” is the antecedent of “it”.}} (en noun)- [W]hereas it might seem orderly that, as who'' is appropriated to persons, so ''that'' should have been appropriated to things the antecedent of ''that is often personal.
- One such condition can be formulated in terms of the
c-command relation defined in (9) above: the relevant condition is given in (16)
below:
(16) C-COMMAND CONDITION ON ANAPHORS
An anaphor must have an appropriate c-commanding antecedent
- (rfex)
Synonyms
* (something which precedes) precedent, precursor * (an ancestor) ascendant, ascendent, forebear, forefather, forerunner, predecessor, progenitorAntonyms
* (in logic) consequent, (for sequents) succedent * (in linguistics) anaphorHolonyms
* conditional * SeeSee also
* juxtaposition ----author
English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Eternal King; thee, Author of all being.
The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
- The chief glory of every people arises from its authors .
The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant