Hyphenation of antecedent

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word antecedent? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

an-tecedent

Definitions of antecedent:

1.
Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
2.
A preceding occurrence or cause or event
3.
Anything that precedes something similar in time
Phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience
4.
The referent of an anaphor
A phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
5.
Preceding in time or order

Synonyms of antecedent:

adj antecedent, preceding, anterior, prior, anticipatory, prevenient, preexistent, pre-existent, preexisting, pre-existing, preceding
noun ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, root, relative, relation
noun cause
noun forerunner, temporal relation
noun referent

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