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precursors

NOUN

something that indicates outcome or event beforehand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forerunner harbinger

STRONG

herald messenger outrider usher vanguard

NOUN

something that precedes another

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forerunner prototype

STRONG

ancestor antecedent forebear original originator parent pioneer predecessor

WEAK

antecessor foregoer

Antonyms

STRONG

derivative descendant

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