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ancestor [ancestors]▼(an earlier type)
noun
[UK: ˈæn.se.stə(r)] [US: ˈæn.ˌse.stər]

forebear▼(ancestor)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.beə(r)] [US: ˈfɔːr.ˌber]

forerunner [forerunners]▼(precursor, harbinger)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.rʌ.nə(r)] [US: ˈfɔˌrə.nər]

precursor [precursors]▼(forerunner, predecessor)
noun
[UK: ˌpriːˈk.ɜː.sə(r)] [US: priˈk.ɝː.sər]

predecessor [predecessors]▼(one who precedes)
noun
[UK: ˈpriː.dɪ.se.sə(r)] [US: ˈpre.də.ˌse.sər]

progenitor [progenitors]▼(a predecessor of something)
noun
[UK: prəʊ.ˈdʒe.nɪ.tə(r)] [US: proʊ.ˈdʒe.nɪ.tə(r)]