PRECURSOR

harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor

(noun) something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

precursor, forerunner

(noun) a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

precursor

(noun) a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

precursor (plural precursors)

That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.

(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

Adjective

precursor (not comparable)

(telecommunications, of intersymbol interference) Caused by the following symbol.

Antonyms

• postcursor

Anagrams

• procurers

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*cur"sor, n. Etym: [L. praecursor, fr. praecurrere to run before; prae before + currere to run. See Course.]

Definition: One who, or that which, precedes an event, and indicates its approach; a forerunner; a harbinger. Evil thoughts are the invisible, airy precursors of all the storms and tempests of the soul. Buckminster.

Syn.

– Predecessor; forerunner; harbinger; messenger; omen; sign.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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