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पूर्ववर्ती — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ancestor noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
  • antecedent noun In grammar, the word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to.
  • former adj Existing or happening before now; previous.
  • preceding adjective Coming right before something else in time, order, or position.
  • predecessor noun A person who held a job, role, or position before the current person.

Senses

पूर्ववर्ती is used for these senses in English:

ancestor — full definition

  1. noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
  2. noun An earlier version or form of something that later developed into its modern form.

antecedent — full definition

  1. noun In grammar, the word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to.
  2. noun A thing or event that came before something else and helped lead to it.
  3. adjective Coming before something in time or order.

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