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predecessor(kin, someone, something, precede)
19
ancestor(kin, precede, precursor, predecessor)
19
precursor(origin, descent, something, background)
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progenitor(origin, kin, descent, background)
13
forefather(origin, kin, descent, background)
12
forerunner(origin, descent, background, precursor)
11
father(kin, precede, paternity)
11
primogenitor(origin, descent, background, antecedent)
10
parent(kin, precede, paternity, forefather)
9
antecedent(origin, kin, descent, background)
9
sire(paternity, forefather)
8
founder(precursor, antecedent, paternity, forefather)
7
ascendant(kin, precede, antecedent, forefather)
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forbear
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harbinger
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grandfather
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trailblazer
3
antecessor(origin, descent, background, precursor)
3
avant-garde
3
dad(person, individual, antecedent, ancestor)
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