Predecessor
Predecessor noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.
Source and predecessor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Source" instead a noun "Predecessor".
Source
Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.
Predecessor and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Predecessor" instead a noun "Source".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- root and predecessor
- root and source
- origin and predecessor
- origin and source
- author and predecessor
- author and source
- creator and predecessor
- creator and source
- begetter and predecessor
- begetter and source
- progenitor and predecessor
- progenitor and source
- ancestry and predecessor
- ancestry and source
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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BlazBlue's predecessor, Guilty Gear, has the Backyard, a parallel world teeming with information which also serves as the source of magical energy for the world.
Source: Eldritch Location -
Star Power: The whole second series is about Sakura having to transfer the Clow Cards from their old energy source (The Sun and the Moon, which her predecessor used) over to her power source - the power of her star.
Source: Manga / Card Captor Sakura -
In Cardcaptor Sakura, the whole second series was about her having to transfer the Clow Cards from their old energy source (The Sun and the Moon, which her predecessor used) over to her power source - the power of her star.
Source: Star Power
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