transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌæntɪˈsi:dənt ]
n. & adj. --n. 1 a preceding thing or circumstance. 2 Gram. a word, phrase, clause, or sentence, to which another word (esp. a relative pronoun, usu. following) refers. 3 (in pl.) past history, esp. of a person. 4 Logic the statement contained in the 'if' clause of a conditional proposition. --adj. 1 (often foll. by to) previous. 2 presumptive, a priori. øøantecedence n. antecedently adv. [ME f. F antecedent or L antecedere (as ANTE-, cedere go)]