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πρόδρομος — meaning in English

prodromos

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English meaning

  • forerunner noun A runner at the front or ahead.
  • harbinger noun A person or sign that shows something is about to happen, especially something important.
  • herald noun A person or thing that announces or signals that something is coming.

Senses

πρόδρομος is used for these senses in English:

  • forerunner A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
  • harbinger A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
  • herald A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.

forerunner — full definition

  1. noun A runner at the front or ahead.
  2. noun By extension, a non-competitor who leads out the competitors on to the circuit, or who runs/rides the course prior to competitor trials, usually testing or checking the way.
  3. noun A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
  4. noun A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.

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