anteseden

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch antecedent, from French antécédent, from Latin antecēdēns (“go before”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [anteˈsɛdən]
• Hyphenation: an‧té‧sè‧dên

Noun

antésèdên (first-person possessive antesedenku, second-person possessive antesedenmu, third-person possessive antesedennya)

1. antecedent:
   1. any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
   2. (linguistics, grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.

Further reading

• “anteseden” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.