6
forerunners(noun, leads, origins, mediators, parents)
5
antecedents
4
ancestors
4
harbingers
4
pioneers
4
predecessors
3
forebears
3
prototypes(noun, originals)
2
heralds
2
introductions(noun, beginnings)
2
messengers
2
omens
2
originals(noun, originals)
2
originators
2
portents
2
preludes(noun, beginnings)
2
trailblazers
1
antecessors
1
archetypes(noun, originals)
1
beginnings(noun, beginnings)
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