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Meaning of पूर्ववर्ती in English

  • of Precede
  • Going before; -- opposed to following.
  • In the direction toward which stars appear to move. See Following, 2.
  • A preceding act.
  • One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. See Ant-bear, Pangolin, Aard-vark, and Echidna.
  • Antecedent; preceding in time.
  • Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.
  • Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.
  • That which goes before in time; that which precedes.
  • One who precedes or goes in front.
  • The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history.
  • The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the sentence "Solomon was the prince who built the temple," prince is the antecedent of who.
  • The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move.
  • The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die.
  • The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent.
  • One who goes before; a predecessor.
  • An ancestor; a progenitor.
  • Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two.
  • The antepenult.
  • Preceding dinner.
  • Before in time; antecedent.
  • Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior.
  • In an anterior manner; before.
  • To prevent.
  • To displace by anteversion.
  • Preceding; antecedent; previous.
  • Of the nature of a precedent; having force as an example for imitation; as, precedential transactions.
  • A precursor.
  • One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
  • Serving as a prefix in a compound name.

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