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predecessing

predecessing is the present participle and gerund of predecess.

Meaning of predecess

Verb

predecess (third-person singular simple present predecesses, present participle predecessing, simple past and past participle predecessed)

  1. (transitive) To precede; to come before.

Questions about predecessing

What is predecessing the present participle and gerund of?
Predecessing is the present participle and gerund of predecess.

Words near predecessing in the dictionary

  1. predeceases
  2. predeceasing
  3. predecess
  4. predecessed
  5. predecesses
  6. predecessing
  7. predecessive
  8. predecessor
  9. predecessoress
  10. predecessoresses
  11. predecessorial

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