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predecessor

/'prɛdɪ,sɛsər/

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noun
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
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forerunner harbinger herald precursor

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indicant indication
noun
one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
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forerunner precursor

Definition that contains predecessor

inherit receive from a predecessor
precede be the predecessor of
come before be the predecessor of
conodont small (2 inches long) extinct eellike fish with a finned tail and a notochord and having cone-shaped teeth containing cellular bone; late Cambrian to late Triassic; possible predecessor of the cyclostomes