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antecedent: the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun; a preceding occurrence or cause or event; anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"; preceding in time or order

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prefatory collapse

preludial collapse

foregoing collapse

preparatory collapse: preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps"

progenitor collapse: an ancestor in the direct line

groundbreaker collapse

former collapse: the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"

earlier collapse: (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"; earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"

forebears collapse

precursory collapse: warning of future misfortune

ancestor collapse: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

anterior collapse: earlier in time; of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body

prior collapse: the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

predecessor collapse: one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

bushwhacker collapse: a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War

frontiersman collapse: a man who lives on the frontier

innovator collapse

front runner collapse

messenger collapse: a person who carries a message

harbinger collapse: an indication of the approach of something or someone

previous collapse

older collapse

anticipatory collapse: in anticipation

preceding collapse

fore collapse: near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"

bellwether collapse: sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell; someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity

foremost collapse: preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship"; situated closest to the bow; "the foremost compartment of the ship"; prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"

explorer collapse: someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

initiatory collapse

headmost collapse

precedent collapse: an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time; a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time); preceding in time, order, or significance

pathfinder collapse

trailblazer collapse: someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees

vanguard collapse: the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"; the leading units moving at the head of an army

avant garde collapse

announcer collapse: reads news, commercials on radio or television; someone who proclaims a message publicly

forerunner collapse

fugleman collapse: a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader); "a fugleman for the radical right"

senior collapse: an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation; older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer"

past collapse: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past; the time that has elapsed; "forget the past"; a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the candidate's past"; earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"; a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time; "past participle"

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