What (who) is predecessor - definition
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Predecessor (disambiguation)
predecessor
n. smb.'s immediate predecessor
predecessor
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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.
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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
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Predecessor
·noun One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, ·etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
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Predecessor
Predecessor may refer to:
- A holy person announcing the approaching appearance of a prophet, see precursor
- Predecessor (graph theory), a term in graph theory
- The predecessor problem, a problem in theoretical computer science
Pronunciation examples for predecessor
1. My predecessor meant that.
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2. but the predecessor did.
Partnering with Tech to Support Refugees _ David Miliband _ Talks at Google
3. There is no predecessor.
Make it New - A History of Silicon Valley Design _ Barry Katz _ Talks at Google
4. and a predecessor to Gmail.
The Everything Store - Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon _ Brad Stone _ Talks at Google`
5. of his predecessor.
Thomas Jefferson - The Art of Power _ Jon Meacham _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of predecessor
1. She is not invisible like her immediate predecessor, Diane Williams, nor as politically active as her predecessor, Cora Masters Barry.
2. U.S. officials, including Petraeus‘ predecessor Gen.
3. Negroponte‘s predecessor, former representative Porter J.
4. His predecessor, former Democratic leader Thomas A.
5. Michael Toner, his predecessor, was less restrained.