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antecedents

Kata Nama

anteseden

someone or something existing or happening before, especially as the cause or origin of something existing or happening later:

Contoh:
Charles Babbage's mechanical calculating engines were the antecedents of the modern computer.

Kata Sifat

anteseden

previous:

Contoh:
When the college was established in 1546, it inherited a hall from each of three antecedent institutions.