ଅର୍ଥ : A preceding occurrence or cause or event.
ଅର୍ଥ : Anything that precedes something similar in time.
							ଉଦାହରଣ : 
							Phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience.
							
ସମକକ୍ଷ : forerunner
ଅର୍ଥ : The referent of an anaphor. A phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun.