See Also: predecessor(dictionary)
predecessor(dictionary)
PREDECESSOR(law)

phallic (iou) and predecessor (oh)


phallic (iou)



phallic adjective. L18.
[Greek phallikos, from phallos: see PHALLUS, -IC.]
Of or pertaining to a phallus or phallism; representing or suggestive of a phallus; Psychoanalysis designating a stage of (esp. male) development characterized by a preoccupation with the genitals.
C. Short I switched my mind to..the Eiffel Tower. It too was a phallic symbol.
phallically adverb M20.
phallicism noun veneration of the phallus or the sexual organs as symbolic of the generative power in Nature L19.
phallism noun phallicism L19.

predecessor (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: predecesseur, from Late Latin, from Latin decedere 'to go away, leave your job']
someone who had your job before you started doing it
-opposite successor successor
::Kennedy's predecessor as president was the war hero Dwight Eisenhower.
a machine, system etc that existed before another one in a process of development
-opposite successor successor
::The new BMW has a more powerful engine than its predecessor.