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Antecessor in a sentence

Antecessor meaning

  1. A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
  2. A person from whom one is descended.

Using Antecessor

  • The main meaning on this page is: A person or thing that precedes or goes before. | A person from whom one is descended.
  • In the example corpus, antecessor often appears in combinations such as: homo antecessor.

Context around Antecessor

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

homo 2×

Sentence patterns with Antecessor

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and h antecessor these are 1× by homo antecessor with these 1× homo antecessor is believed 1× into h antecessor h heidelbergensis 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

h cepranensis and 1× homo antecessor is 1× the features shared 1× these descendants of 1×

Common sentence endings:

000 years ago 1× and h heidelbergensis 1× and h neanderthalensis 1× than previously thought 1×

Words around Antecessor

Just before it in the word index:

antecedents 74 antecedent 55 antecedence 2 antecanis 2 antebellum 41 anteaters 27

Just after it in the word index:

antechamber 5 antechambers 2 antechinus 2 anted 2 antedated 3 antedates 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Antecessor

  • In this selection, "antecessor" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, homo stand out and add context to how "antecessor" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and h antecessor these are and by homo antecessor with these. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "antecessor" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with antecessor

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The features shared by Homo antecessor with these hominins clearly appeared much earlier than previously thought. (16 words)

H. cepranensis and H. antecessor These are proposed as species that may be intermediate between H. erectus and H. heidelbergensis. (20 words)

These descendants of African H. erectus spread through Eurasia from ca. 500,000 years ago evolving into H. antecessor, H. heidelbergensis and H. neanderthalensis. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Homo antecessor is believed to have been the last common ancestor of modern humans and their extinct Neanderthal cousins, who diverged about 800,000 years ago. (26 words)

These descendants of African H. erectus spread through Eurasia from ca. 500,000 years ago evolving into H. antecessor, H. heidelbergensis and H. neanderthalensis. (24 words)

H. cepranensis and H. antecessor These are proposed as species that may be intermediate between H. erectus and H. heidelbergensis. (20 words)

Example sentences (4)

Homo antecessor is believed to have been the last common ancestor of modern humans and their extinct Neanderthal cousins, who diverged about 800,000 years ago.

The features shared by Homo antecessor with these hominins clearly appeared much earlier than previously thought.

H. cepranensis and H. antecessor These are proposed as species that may be intermediate between H. erectus and H. heidelbergensis.

These descendants of African H. erectus spread through Eurasia from ca. 500,000 years ago evolving into H. antecessor, H. heidelbergensis and H. neanderthalensis.

Common combinations with antecessor

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "antecessor" in a sentence?
An example: "Homo antecessor is believed to have been the last common ancestor of modern humans and their extinct Neanderthal cousins, who diverged about 800,000 years ago." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "antecessor" from authentic English texts.
What does "antecessor" mean?
Antecessor means: A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
How many example sentences with "antecessor" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "antecessor", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.