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- [pred-uh-ses-er, pred-uh-ses-er or, esp. British, pree-duh-ses-er]
- /ˈprɛd əˌsɛs ər, ˌprɛd əˈsɛs ər or, esp. British, ˈpri dəˌsɛs ər/
- /ˈpriː.dɪˌses.ər/
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- [pred-uh-ses-er, pred-uh-ses-er or, esp. British, pree-duh-ses-er]
- /ˈprɛd əˌsɛs ər, ˌprɛd əˈsɛs ər or, esp. British, ˈpri dəˌsɛs ər/
Definitions of predecessor word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of PREDECESSOR parent 3
- noun predecessor a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc. 1
- noun predecessor something succeeded or replaced by something else: The new monument in the park is more beautiful than its predecessor. 1
- noun predecessor Archaic. an ancestor; forefather. 1
- noun predecessor previous person in role 1
- noun predecessor sthg replaced 1
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Origin of predecessor
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English predecessour < Anglo-French < Late Latin praedēcessor, equivalent to Latin prae- pre- + dēcessor retiring official, itself equivalent to dēced-, variant stem of dēcēdere to withdraw (dē- de- + cēdere to yield; see cede) + -tor -tor, with dt > ss
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Parts of speech for Predecessor
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predecessor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for predecessor
noun predecessor
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
- ascendent — a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence: With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position.
- begetter — The begetter of something has caused this thing to come into existence.
- daddy — Children often call their father daddy.
Antonyms for predecessor
noun predecessor
- descendant — Someone's descendants are the people in later generations who are related to them.
- gitim — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- gittin — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
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