antecedent
antecedent (antecedente)
the earlier noun that a pronoun refers back to and stands in for in a sentence.
Example
Maria lost her badge. (Maria is the antecedent of her.)
In Spanish
antecedent (antecedente) — el sustantivo anterior al que se refiere un pronombre y al que reemplaza en la oración.
Maria lost her badge. (Maria es el antecedente de her.)
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