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one who precedes another in time — such as the previous mayor relative to the current mayor
- All of these I have examined, and have availed myself of several of the suggestions offered for their correction; and a careful revision of the whole work, and renewed comparison with the original, have enabled me to discover other defects, the removal of which will, I hope, render the present Edition, especially in the eyes of Classical Scholars, somewhat more worthy of the favour which has been accorded to its predecessors.Preface (99% in)
There are no more uses of "predecessor" in The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Edward).
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