[{"word":"predecessor","phonetic":"/ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsɚ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsɚ/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsə(ɹ)/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/predecessor-uk.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89034955","license":{"name":"BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"}},{"text":"/ˈpɹi.də.sɛs.ɚ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A vertex having a directed path to another vertex","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["foreganger","forerunner"],"antonyms":["successor","successor"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/predecessor"]}]