Predecessor and Type

Predecessor

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

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Type and predecessor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Type" instead a noun "Predecessor".

Type noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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Predecessor and type are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Predecessor" instead a noun "Type".

Nearby Words: typical, typed

human	human predecessor	human type
similar	similar predecessor	similar type
specific	specific predecessor	specific type
solid	solid predecessor	solid type
Other adjectives: original, popular, real, serious, main, capable, borderline, older.

On the other hand Commander Sullamander, Hurricane's predecessor, was less the humorous type and more the savage dictator type, who in her last years formed a Cult of Personality around herself.

Source: The Caligula
This aversion is noticeable because this type of priest sometimes popped up in the game's predecessor.

Source: Video Game / Empire: Total War
Dark Souls II — Like its predecessor, there's one boss called the Old Dragonslayer who has a dark-type shockwave ground pound.

Source: Ground Pound

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