precursor — meaning in English
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English meaning
- forerunner noun A runner at the front or ahead.
- precursor noun Something or someone that comes before and leads to, or signals, what follows.
Senses
precursor 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.
- precursory Being or relating to a precursor; relating to events that will follow.
forerunner — full definition
- noun A runner at the front or ahead.
- 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.
- noun A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
- noun A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.
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