antecedent (n)
forerunner (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 24
def anything that precedes something similar in time
examples phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience
Outgoing links
Hypernym temporal relation
Derivationally related form antecedent → antecedent
Incoming links
Derivationally related form antecedent → antecedent
Hyponym temporal relation

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