Antecedent and Offshoot

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Antecedent noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.

Usage example: the typewriter is the antecedent of the computer keyboard

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Offshoot is an antonym for antecedent.

Nearby Word: antecedently

Offshoot noun - Something that naturally develops or is developed from something else.

Usage example: opened a shop selling fancy foods as an offshoot of their very successful restaurant

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Antecedent is an antonym for offshoot.

direct antecedent

direct offshoot

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