Forerunner and Offshoot

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Forerunner noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.

Usage example: enjoyed the demonstration of the simple hand loom that was the forerunner of today's computer-controlled looms

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Offshoot is an antonym for forerunner.

Offshoot noun - A branch of a main stem especially of a plant.

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Forerunner is an antonym for offshoot.

human	human forerunner	human offshoot
direct	direct forerunner	direct offshoot
actual	actual forerunner	actual offshoot
living	living forerunner	living offshoot
Other adjectives: famous, early, younger.

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