predecessor

/ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsɚ//ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsə(ɹ)//ˈpɹi.də.sɛs.ɚ/

noun

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.

  3. 3

    A vertex having a directed path to another vertex

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