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antecedents(noun, precursors)
1
formers
1
instances
1
models
1
predecessors(noun, precursors)
1
priors
1
prototypes(noun, precursors)
1
examples(noun, instance, exemplar, informaton)
1
forebears(noun, precursors)
1
forerunners(noun, precursors)
1
foreshadowers(noun, precursors)
1
founders(noun, precursors)
1
harbingers(noun, precursors)
1
illustrations
1
mothers(noun, precursors)
1
originals
1
originators(noun, precursors)
1
pasts
1
pioneers(noun, precursors)
1
precedent
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