The Triple test can be understood as an early predecessor to a long line of subsequent technological improvements.
It is an early predecessor of the romance novel.
They worked with tailless aircraft that were early predecessors of flying wings.
As such, she was one of the early predecessors of modern repair ships.
The music features the clavioline, an early predecessor of the synthesizer.
"Third Uncle" has been referred to as an early predecessor to punk music.
The magic lantern is an early predecessor of the modern day projector.
One of my early predecessors had it placed here.
A porch was built in 1981 at the southern end of the church, to replace an early predecessor.
In 1977-78, he designed and built an electric painting machine, an early predecessor of the inkjet printer.
