How to pronounce“predecessor”in English
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Definitions of “predecessor”
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.
“I thought about my predecessor, who had died of drink and smoke; and I could have wished he had been so good as to live, and not bother me with his decease.”
A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.
“The steam engine was the predecessor of diesel and electric locomotives.”
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