Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - predecessor
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Predecessor
predecessor
noun Etymology: Middle English predecessour, from Anglo-French predecessur, from Late Latin praedecessor, from Latin prae- pre- + decessor retiring governor, from decedere to depart, retire from office — more at decease Date: 14th century 1. one that precedes; especially a person who has previously occupied a position or office to which another has succeeded 2. archaic ancestor
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1.
n. 1 a former holder of an office or position with respect to a later holder (my immediate predecessor). 2 an ancestor. 3 a thing to which another has succeeded (the new plan will share the fate of its predecessor). Etymology: ME f. OF predecesseur f. LL praedecessor (as PRAE-, decessor retiring officer, as DECEASE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
предшествующий элемент, предшественник - direct predecessor - immediate predecessor - predecessor event ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
3.
– predecessor in title – legal predecessor PREDECESSOR сущ. предшествующий элемент ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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6.
(predecessors) 1. Your predecessor is the person who had your job before you. He maintained that he learned everything he knew from his predecessor Kenneth Sisam. N-COUNT: usu poss N 2. The predecessor of an object or machine is the object or machine that came before it in a sequence or process of development. The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor. = forerunner N-COUNT: usu with poss ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
7.
~ n 1 someone who had your job before you started doing it (The President inherited his economic problems from his predecessor.) 2 a machine, system etc that existed before another one in a process of development (The Julian calendar was more accurate than its predecessor.) (- opposite successor) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
8.
- 14c., from L.L. prжdecessor, from L. prж- "before" + decessor "retiring official," from decedere "go away," also "die." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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