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prior
Main Entry:
predecessor
[
pred
-
uh
-ses-er, pred-
uh
-
ses
-er
or, esp. British,
pree
-d
uh
-ses-er
]
Show IPA
/
ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər, ˌprɛdəˈsɛsər
or, esp. British,
ˈpridəˌsɛsər
/
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
something, someone that comes before
Synonyms:
ancestor
,
antecedent
, antecessor, forebear, foregoer,
forerunner
,
former
,
precursor
,
previous
,
prior
,
prototype
Antonyms:
derivative
,
descendant
,
successor
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