predecessor
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
Types & categories
- forerunner hypernym
- forefather hyponym
Related & opposite
- come before derivation
Sense 2 noun
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Types & categories
- indication hypernym
Related & opposite
- harbinger derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | come before |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | forerunner |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | forefather |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | harbinger |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | indication |