PRECURSORS

Noun

precursors

plural of precursor

Source: Wiktionary


PRECURSOR

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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