194 entries under noun topic. ×

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predecessor(person, sign, original, indication)
29
precursor(person, original, something, relative)
20
preceding(adjective, time, former, precede)
15
precedent(adjective, time, example, precede)
15
forerunner(person, sign, original, example)
14
foregoing(adjective, time, former, precedence)
14
ancestor(person, cause, sign, original)
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progenitor(person, cause, sign, kin)
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forefather(origin, kin, descent, precede)
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past(adjective, time, past, former)
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forebear(origin, kin, descent, background)
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ascendant(kin, relative, author, precede)
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cause(feature, support, action, start)
8
prototype(original, example, precursor)
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root(support, action, cause, reason)
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antecedents(old, past, foretime)
7
basis(action, cause, reason, object)
7
leading(adjective, head, beginning, original)
7
occasion(cause, start, reason, object)
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source(support, action, cause, point)
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