predecessor vs wellspring

predecessor

noun
  • A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model. 

  • One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position. 

  • A vertex having a directed path to another vertex 

wellspring

noun
  • A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource. 

  • The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead. 

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