Definition of predecessor Predecessor
/pɹɛˈdʌsɛˌsɚ/ - [preduseser] - pred•e•ces•sor
We found 9 definitions of predecessor from 6 different sources.
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What does predecessor mean?
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NounPlural: predecessors |
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| predecessor - one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) | ||
| forerunner, precursor a person who goes before or announces the coming of another | ||
| predecessor - something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | ||
| harbinger, forerunner, herald, precursor | ||
| indicant, indication something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave" | ||
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- predecessor (Noun)
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc. ; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position. - predecessor (Noun)
A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model. - predecessor (Noun)
A vertex having a directed path to another vertex.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- predecessor (n.)
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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predecessor
One whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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predecessor
prē-dē-ses′or, n. one who has been before another in any office.—v.t. Predecess′ (rare), to precede.—adj. Predeces′sive. [L. præ, before, decessor, a retiring officer, decedĕre, decessum, to withdraw—de, away, cedĕre.]
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🔤- predecessor, noun, singular of predecessors.
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