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predecessors

CEFR: C1

Earlier ancestors, previous office holders, or earlier technological models in an engineering lineage.

Synonyms

forerunners
antecedents

Common Collocations

technological predecessors
learn from predecessors
differ from predecessors

Example Sentence

Modern electric motors are incomparably more energy-efficient and compact than their steam predecessors.

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