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prekursor — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • forerunner noun A person who runs at the head of a group, ahead of the others.
  • precursor noun Something or someone that comes before and leads to, or signals, what follows.
  • progenitor noun A direct ancestor of a person, such as a parent or grandparent.

Senses

prekursor is used for these senses in English:

  • forerunner A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
  • precursor That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
  • precursor (chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.
  • progenitor (figuratively) Someone who originates something.

forerunner — full definition

  1. noun A person who runs at the head of a group, ahead of the others.
  2. noun Someone who is not taking part in a race but goes round the course first, to lead the way or check it is ready.
  3. noun Something that comes before an event and hints at what is about to happen.
  4. noun An earlier member of a family or group who came before the current ones.
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