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Definition of: predecessor
(pred′ə·ses′ər) noun
1. One who goes or has gone before another in point of time, as an early settler, a previous incumbent of an office, etc.
2. An ancestor. [<OF predecesseur <LL praedecessor <prae- before + decessor retiring official <decessus pp. of decedere go away. See DECEASE.]
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