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antecedent, forerunner | anything that precedes something similar in time | |
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forerunner, harbinger, predecessor, herald, precursor | something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | |
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ancestor, antecedent, root, ascendant, ascendent, forerunner, predecessor, forebear, forefather, progenitor | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | |
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forerunner, precursor | a person who goes before or announces the coming of another |