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Predecessors

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Definition

Predecessors are people who held a position before the current person. It can also refer to ancestors or earlier versions of something.

Synonyms & similar words

precursor predecessor herald forerunner harbinger forerunners antecedents ancestors forebears precursors prior former past earlier preexisting antecessors predecessors progenitors old early antediluvian primeval primitive original archaic

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