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Precursor
Precursor noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.
Usage example: a precursor of the modern eggplant
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Original and precursor are semantically related in something that precedes another topic. Sometimes you can use "Original" instead a noun "Precursor".
Nearby Word: precursory
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Fortunately, they used original Marvel art, like the greats Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, along with generally the original stories to make it look like the precursor to the motion comic.
Source: Limited Animation - Generation Zero (G0): My Pretty Pony, the precursor to the original "G1" incarnation.
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This even extends to one of the Joke Weapons; the Mega Douser appears to be molded after the original 1990 "Power Drencher", better known as the precursor to the Super Soaker.
Source: Video Game / Enter the Gungeon
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