What is 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 called?
antecedent — (Gram.) 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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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