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Noun Concept
Categories: Syntax, Semantics, Semantics (linguistics), Syntactic relationships, Articles with short description
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antecedent  Ambiguous reference  Faulty pronoun reference  postcedent  Remote reference
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The referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun WordNet 3.0
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The referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In grammar, an antecedent is one or more words that establish the meaning of a pronoun or other pro-form. Wikipedia
The previously occurring noun phrase to which a pro-form refers Wikipedia Disambiguation
A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun. Wiktionary
Word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun. Wiktionary (translation)