19
predecessor(noun, someone, something)
13
ancestor
2
precursor
2
sign
2
antecessor
2
foregoer
2
foretaste
1
progenitor
1
extraction
1
fatherhood
1
forbear
1
forebearer
1
strain
0
breeding
0
captain
0
elder
0
eradicate
0
foundation
-1
pioneer
-1
begetter
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