36 entries under forebear topic. ×

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forerunner(noun, messenger, pioneer, predecessor)
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predecessor(noun, forerunner, pioneer, antecedent)
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harbinger(noun, forerunner, messenger, usher, vanguard)
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antecedent(noun, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor)
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herald(noun, forerunner, messenger, usher, vanguard)
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progenitor(noun, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor)
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ancestor(noun, predecessor, pioneer, forerunner)
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foregoer(noun, forerunner, pioneer, predecessor)
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prototype(noun, original, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor)
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originator(noun, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor)
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pioneer(noun, forerunner, predecessor, antecedent)
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archetype(noun, original, prototype, epitome, paradigm)
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original(noun, original, standard, pattern, example)
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messenger(noun, forerunner, herald, usher, vanguard)
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vanguard(noun, forerunner, messenger, usher, harbinger)
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father(noun, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor)
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granddaddy(noun, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor)
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parent(noun, pioneer, forerunner, ancestor, predecessor)
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foreshadower(noun, forerunner, person, show, foresight)
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outrider(noun, forerunner, messenger, usher, vanguard)
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