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ancestor a predecessor or forerunner. [1/4 definitions]
battledore an Asian predecessor of badminton, played with a wooden paddle and a shuttlecock. [1/2 definitions]
forefather a predecessor in a common tradition. [1/2 definitions]
forerunner one that came before; ancestor; predecessor; precursor. [1/2 definitions]
geometric progression a sequence of terms, such as 1, 4, 16, 64, 256, in which the ratio of each term to its predecessor is always the same.
inherit to receive (something) from or as if from a predecessor. [2/5 definitions]
John Adams the second President of the United States (1797-1801), who had been a strong advocate of American independence from Great Britain as well as one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence. President Adams was also the first U.S. Vice President under his predecessor George Washington (b.1735--d.1826).
Nikita Khrushchev Soviet statesman and premier of the U.S.S.R. from 1958 to 1964, who denounced his predecessor, Joseph Stalin (b.1894--d.1971).
precursor an earlier or previous person, group, event, or form of something; predecessor. [1/2 definitions]
sackbut a medieval wind instrument regarded as the predecessor of the trombone.