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precursory Definition


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precursor
noun
    1. Something that precedes, and is a sign of, an approaching event.
      Thesaurus: predecessor, forerunner, ancestor, antecedent, parent, forefather, forebear, pioneer, harbinger, indication, usher, trailblazer, pathfinder, originator.
    2. chem.
      Any chemical compound from which another compound is directly produced by some form of chemical modification.
Derivative: precursive
adj
    Preceding an approaching event, esp. as a sign.
      Thesaurus: prior, preliminary, antecedent, preceding, introductory, preparatory, previous, preambular, preludial, anterior, warning, premonitory, prelusive, prevenient; Antonym: following, resulting, subsequent.
Etymology: 16c: Latin, from praecurrere, praecursum to run before.



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