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[ pred -uh -ses-er, pred-uh -ses -er or, especially British , pree -duh -ses-er ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈprɛd əˌsɛs ər, ˌprɛd əˈsɛs ər or, especially British , ˈpri dəˌsɛs ər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc.
something succeeded or replaced by something else: The new monument in the park is more beautiful than its predecessor.
Archaic . an ancestor; forefather.
Origin of predecessor 1250–1300; Middle English
predecessour <Anglo-French <Late Latin
praedēcessor, equivalent to Latin
prae- pre- +
dēcessor retiring official, itself equivalent to
dēced-, variant stem of
dēcēdere to withdraw (
dē- de- +
cēdere to yield; see cede) +
-tor -tor, with
dt >
ss Words nearby predecessor predator, predatory, predatory pricing, predawn, predecease, predecessor , predecidual, predella, predentin, predeposit, predesignate
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Example sentences from the Web for predecessor Under the current president and his predecessor , Jett notes, the ambassadorship of Belize has gone to college roommates.
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The 247 was the first airplane really to define the form of a modern airliner, flying faster and higher than any predecessor .
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Scott says he last spoke to his predecessor a few days ago, although he never explicitly gave his blessing.
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Now Obama needs his predecessor to help prevent a solid Republican Congress from hassling him all the way to January 20, 2017.
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When I compare the position of the reader of to-day with that of his predecessor of the sixteenth century.
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He was named after the Presbyterian minister who was his father's predecessor .
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The Elector was as silent as his predecessor , and quickly produced a bottle of Steinberg.
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Yes, fair and gentle one, that is just why even you go to the Thames as your predecessor went to the Colosseum.
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He was nephew and son-in-law to his predecessor on the throne, Antoninus Pius.
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British Dictionary definitions for predecessor noun a person who precedes another, as in an office
something that precedes something else
an ancestor; forefather
Word Origin for predecessor C14: via Old French from Late Latin praedēcessor, from prae before + dēcēdere to go away, from dē away + cēdere to go
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