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   predecessor

   /ˈpriːdɪsɛsə/

   noun

   • 1. a person who held a job or office before the current holder: "his approach is very similar to that of his predecessor" Similar former/previous holder of the postforerunnerprecursorantecedentOpposite successor
   • ▪ a thing that has been followed or replaced by another: "the chapel was built in 1864 on the site of its predecessor"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin praedecessor, from Latin prae ‘beforehand’ + decessor ‘retiring officer’ (from decedere ‘depart’).

   Scrabble Points: 16

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