antecedent vs precedent
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:32 am
Please tell me the difference between these two nouns:
ANTECEDENT and PRECEDENT
Many thanks,
Luyen Nguyen
ANTECEDENT and PRECEDENT
Many thanks,
Luyen Nguyen
antecedent: something that comes before another thing
"Depression is sometimes the antecedent of war."
precedent: an earlier event that is used an an example to follow in similar circumstances
"The election of a woman as Britain's prime minister was without precedent."