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Predecessor vs Ex - What's the difference?

predecessor | ex |

As nouns the difference between predecessor and ex

is that predecessor is one who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position while ex is an ex-husband, ex-wife or ex-partner.

As a verb ex is

to delete; to cross out.

predecessor

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic) * (qualifier) * predecessour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
  • A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.
  • The steam engine was the predecessor of diesel and electric locomotives.
  • (mathematics) A vertex having a directed path to another vertex
  • Synonyms

    * (l) (qualifier)

    Antonyms

    * (one who precedes) successor * (machinery or device which precedes) successor

    Anagrams

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    References

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    ex

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (colloquial) An ex-husband, ex-wife or ex-partner.
  • She broke up with her ex .

    See also

    *

    Derived terms

    * exray * ex-ray

    Verb

    (es)
  • To delete; to cross out
  • Statistics

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    Anagrams

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