antecessor — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ancestor noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
- predecessor noun A person who held a job, role, or position before the current person.
Senses
antecessor is used for these senses in English:
- ancestor One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
- forebear An ancestor.
- 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.
ancestor — full definition
- noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
- noun An earlier version or form of something that later developed into its modern form.
predecessor — full definition
- noun A person who held a job, role, or position before the current person.
- noun An earlier model or version of something that has since been replaced.