No. 15,492 in Russian
предшественника
"Predecessor."
In a sentence
Эта книга гораздо более интересная, чем её предшественник.
This book is much more interesting than its predecessor.
Here, 'предшественник' indicates a previous version or instance, in this case, referring to an earlier book in comparison to the current one.
Молодой учёный с уважением вспоминал предшественника, от чьих исследований он отталкивался.
The young scientist recalled with respect the predecessor from whose research he started his work.
'Предшественник' here denotes someone who conducted prior work or research that the subject is building upon.
Этот автомобиль включает в себя различные усовершенствования по сравнению с его предшественником.
This car includes various improvements compared to its predecessor.
In this sentence, 'предшественник' refers to an earlier model of the car that is being improved upon.
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