Antecedent
Antecedent noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.
Lineage and antecedent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lineage" instead a noun "Antecedent".
Nearby Word: antecedently
Lineage
Lineage noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.
Antecedent and lineage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Antecedent" instead a noun "Lineage".
Nearby Word: line
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- family and antecedent
- family and lineage
- origin and antecedent
- origin and lineage
- progenitor and antecedent
- progenitor and lineage
- ancestry and antecedent
- ancestry and lineage
- stock and antecedent
- stock and lineage
- background and antecedent
- background and lineage
- descent and antecedent
- descent and lineage
How words are described
| direct | direct antecedent | direct lineage |
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