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predecessor
[ pred-uh-ses-er, pred-uh-ses-er or, especially British, pree-duh-ses-er ]
/ ˈprɛd əˌsɛs ər, ˌprɛd əˈsɛs ər or, especially British, ˈpri dəˌsɛs ər /
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noun
a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc.
something succeeded or replaced by something else: The new monument in the park is more beautiful than its predecessor.
Archaic. an ancestor; forefather.
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British Dictionary definitions for predecessor
predecessor
/ (ˈpriːdɪˌsɛsə) /
noun
a person who precedes another, as in an office
something that precedes something else
an ancestor; forefather
Word Origin for predecessor
C14: via Old French from Late Latin praedēcessor, from prae before + dēcēdere to go away, from dē away + cēdere to go
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