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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Antecedent
Hi, I saw this entry at Naver.co.kr's dictionary for the word 'antecedent' and wonder if the word 'similar' in 'similar to it' should not be 'same'.
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N-javascript:flink("COUNT") : javascript:flink("us")u javascript:flink("with") javascript:flink("sup")p
javascript:flink("An") javascript:flink("antecedent") javascript:flink("of") javascript:flink("something") javascript:flink("happen")ed javascript:flink("or") javascript:flink("exist")ed javascript:flink("before") javascript:flink("it") javascript:flink("and") javascript:flink("was") javascript:flink("similar") javascript:flink("to") javascript:flink("it") javascript:flink("in") javascript:flink("some") javascript:flink("way").[ javascript:flink("FORMAL") ]
javascript:flink("We") javascript:flink("shall") javascript:flink("first") javascript:flink("look") javascript:flink("briefly") javascript:flink("at") javascript:flink("the") javascript:flink("historical") javascript:flink("antecedent")s javascript:flink("of") javascript:flink("this") javascript:flink("theory").
javascript:flink("precursor")
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N-javascript:flink("COUNT") : javascript:flink("us")u javascript:flink("with") javascript:flink("sup")p
javascript:flink("An") javascript:flink("antecedent") javascript:flink("of") javascript:flink("something") javascript:flink("happen")ed javascript:flink("or") javascript:flink("exist")ed javascript:flink("before") javascript:flink("it") javascript:flink("and") javascript:flink("was") javascript:flink("similar") javascript:flink("to") javascript:flink("it") javascript:flink("in") javascript:flink("some") javascript:flink("way").[ javascript:flink("FORMAL") ]
javascript:flink("We") javascript:flink("shall") javascript:flink("first") javascript:flink("look") javascript:flink("briefly") javascript:flink("at") javascript:flink("the") javascript:flink("historical") javascript:flink("antecedent")s javascript:flink("of") javascript:flink("this") javascript:flink("theory").javascript:flink("precursor")Top answer
No, an antecedent needn't be the same at all; it merely needs to come before in time. The antecedent of the CD was the cassette tape, and the antecedent of the cassette tape was the reel-to-reel tape..
- No, an antecedent needn't be the same at all; it merely needs to come before in time.
- The antecedent of the CD was the cassette tape, and the antecedent of the cassette tape was the reel-to-reel tape..
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No, an antecedent needn't be the same at all; it merely needs to come before in time. The antecedent of the CD was the cassette tape, and the antecedent of the cassette tape was the reel-to-reel tape..
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No, an antecedent needn't be the same at all; it merely needs to come before in time. The antecedent of the CD was the cassette tape, and the antecedent of the cassette tape was the reel-to-reel tape..
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If you are going to quantify "same" with "in some way," then you've just made it "similar."
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I'd say it's correct. The Ford Model T was antecedent to the Ford Model A. It was similar, but there were some remarkable differences.
The Model A was antecedent to the Model B, but I have to look closely to tell the difference.
Okay, you specify the noun usage. I was using it as an adjective. Even so, it amounts to the same thing, except with the adjective, similarity may n
The Model A was antecedent to the Model B, but I have to look closely to tell the difference.
Okay, you specify the noun usage. I was using it as an adjective. Even so, it amounts to the same thing, except with the adjective, similarity may n
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Grammar Geek If you are going to quantify "same" with "in some way," then you've just made it "similar."Brilliant! It's so ****** succinct I completely missed it on the first pass!
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