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forebears(noun, precursors)
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ancestors(noun, precursors)
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antecedents(noun, precursors)
5
precursors(noun, precursors)
4
forerunners(noun, precursors)
4
predecessor
3
forefathers
3
harbingers(noun, precursors)
3
precedents(noun, precursors)
2
pioneers(noun, precursors)
2
forbears
2
formers
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originators(noun, precursors)
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progenitors
2
prototypes(noun, precursors)
2
root
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antecedent
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antecessors(noun, precursors)
1
ascendants
1
elder
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