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antecessor
a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before -
chicago style
a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble. -
downward
Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition. -
improvement
an act of improving or the state of being improved. -
musket
a heavy, large-caliber smoothbore gun for infantry soldiers, introduced in the 16th century: the predecessor of the modern rifle. -
organization for european economic cooperation
the predecessor organization (1948–66) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Abbreviation: OEEC.