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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.

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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