9
ancestors(noun, agents, signs, bases, connections)
9
antecedent(noun, old, past, foretime)
7
forebears(noun, precursors)
5
forefathers(noun, origins, fathers, descents, ancestors)
5
pasts(noun, adjective, pasts)
5
precedents(noun, adjective, models, patterns, precursors)
5
predecessors(noun, marks, indications, signs, fathers)
5
yesterdays(noun, old, past, foretime, pasts)
4
background(noun, old, past, foretime)
4
formers(noun, adjective, pasts)
4
history(noun, old, past, foretime)
4
precursors(noun, precursors)
3
forerunners(noun, precursors)
3
histories(noun, pasts)
3
priors(noun, adjective)
3
progenitor
3
roots
2
harbingers(noun, precursors)
2
predecessor
2
progenitors(noun, indications, agents, signs, bases)
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