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Preceding in time or order

Belonging or happening near the beginning of a particular period

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

A person's ancestors or family and social background

Something that precedes, and is likely the cause of, another thing

A thing that existed before or logically precedes another

That from which anything proceeds

The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes

Protasis or conditional

A cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event

The foundation or principle to which an activity, process or structure is carried out or built on

A supposition made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation

An element or circumstance contributing to a result

One's background or life experience

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Adjective

Preceding in time or order

above-mentioned

previously mentioned

earlier mentioned

formerly mentioned

in the olden days

ancient history

in the good old days

down memory lane

previously stated

first mentioned

once upon a time

of an earlier time

of a former period

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“Frequently, the antecedent history is a narration of events of salvation; in later texts, it may be a list of exemplary figures or a dogmatic statement about the activity of God with the world.”

Adjective

Belonging or happening near the beginning of a particular period

meat-and-potatoes

rough and ready

unindustrialized

in an early stage

meat and potatoes

rough-and-tumble

rough-and-ready

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Adjective

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

Noun

A person's ancestors or family and social background

line of descent

former holder of the post

former job holder

previous holder of the post

previous job holder

prior job holder

previous instance

previous example

genealogical chart

genealogical tree

family background

heirs and assigns

congenital traits

genetic make-up

civilization^US

naturalisation^UK

enfranchisement

ethnic minority

naturalization^US

national status

congenital characteristics

civilisation^UK

inborn character

style of living

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“Nothing was known locally either of his antecedents or of the reasons which had prompted him to come to this Lancashire hamlet.”

Noun

Something that precedes, and is likely the cause of, another thing

interconnection

cause and effect

Noun

A thing that existed before or logically precedes another

Noun

That from which anything proceeds

place of origin

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Noun

The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes

Noun

Protasis or conditional

Noun

A cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event

rationalisation^UK

rationalization^US

chief ingredient

principal element

why and wherefore

whys and wherefores

motivating force

the why and wherefore

score to settle

carrot and stick

mitigating circumstances

supporting evidence

where one's heading

object of the exercise

school of thought

vested interest

object of desire

special interest

something in mind

impelling cause

name of the game

animating force

shot in the arm

ulterior motive

malice aforethought

advance planning

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Noun

The foundation or principle to which an activity, process or structure is carried out or built on

fundamental point

fundamental principle

main ingredient

principal constituent

chief ingredient

point of departure

principal element

meat and potatoes

sum and substance

heart of the matter

first principle

name of the game

foundation stone

bread and butter

first principles

chief constituent

basic principles

guiding principle

central component

rudimentary version

defining characteristic

essential element

essential feature

crux of the matter

important point

general picture

nature of the beast

organization^US

organisation^UK

most important part

personification

exemplification

centre of attention^UK

center of attention^US

primary element

fundamental nature

indispensable content

what it's all about

intrinsic nature

fundamental quality

basic characteristic

animating spirit

be-all and end-all

vertebral column

main ingredients

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Noun

A supposition made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation

shot in the dark

sneaking suspicion

conceptualization^US

conceptualisation^UK

way of thinking

generalization^US

generalisation^UK

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

ballpark figure

stab in the dark

whys and wherefores

why and wherefore

accepted wisdom

hypothesizing^US

hypothesising^UK

rationalizing^US

rationalising^UK

school of thought

thought process

line of thought

considered opinion

train of thought

line of reasoning

process of reasoning

two cents' worth

logical thought

chain of reasoning

intelligent guess

preconceived notion

preconceived idea

rough calculation

line of argument

ballpark figures

rough calculations

personal feeling

visualisation^UK

line of thinking

philosophizing^US

philosophising^UK

visualization^US

right of speech

right of free speech

article of faith

self-conviction

component of a theory

secondary meaning

frame of reference

where one is at

way of looking at things

moral principles

moral philosophy

name of the game

meat and potatoes

code of conduct

moral standards

mental representation

code of behaviour^UK

rules of conduct

code of behavior^US

standards of behavior

mental attitude

emotional state

way of looking at it

acknowledgement^UK

view of the world

set of principles

point of observation

from the perspective of

articles of faith

acknowledgment^US

point of vantage

where one stands

mental visualization

two cents worth

received wisdom

prevailing attitude

accepted belief

piece of information

itemized information

essential point

most important fact

heart of the matter

vocalization^US

nature of the beast

vocalisation^UK

part and parcel

attitude to life

chain of thought

traditional wisdom

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Noun

An element or circumstance contributing to a result

instrumentality

contributing factor

determining factor

part and parcel

variable quantity

elementary unit

state of affairs

lay of the land

lie of the land

set of conditions

how the land lies

how things stand

part of the pack

part of something

piece of the cake

slice of the cake

piece of the action

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Noun

One's background or life experience

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