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.