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1 forerunner
(a person or thing which is a sign of what is to follow: Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.) predchodca* * *• predchodca
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forerunner — ► NOUN 1) a precursor. 2) archaic an advance messenger … English terms dictionary
forerunner — noun Date: 13th century 1. one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: as a. a premonitory sign or symptom b. a skier who runs the course before the start of a race 2. predecessor, ancestor Synonyms: forerunner, precursor, harbinger … New Collegiate Dictionary
forerunner — I noun ancestor, antecedent, antecessor, auspice, forebear, harbinger, herald, leader, messenger, omen, pioneer, portent, praenuntius, precedent, precursor, predecessor, preface, prefigurement, presage, progenitor, scout, sign, vanguard, warning… … Law dictionary
forerunner — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early ▪ an early forerunner of the modern jet engine ▪ direct … Collocations dictionary
forerunner — noun 1) archosaurs were the forerunners of dinosaurs Syn: predecessor, precursor, antecedent, ancestor, forebear; prototype Ant: descendant 2) a headache may be the forerunner of other complaints Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
forerunner — noun a) a runner at the front or ahead b) a precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead … Wiktionary
forerunner — noun 1》 a precursor. 2》 archaic an advance messenger … English new terms dictionary
forerunner — noun (C) 1 a person, organization, machine etc which existed a long time before a similar one that exists now, and which the present one is based upon (+ of): The suffragettes were forerunners of the modern women s movement. 2 a sign or warning… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
forerunner — UK [ˈfɔːˌrʌnə(r)] / US [ˈfɔrˌrʌnər] noun [countable] Word forms forerunner : singular forerunner plural forerunners 1) an institution, custom, or thing that existed before a newer but similar thing Mansholt served as Agricultural Commissioner of… … English dictionary
forerunner — fore|run|ner [ fɔr,rʌnər ] noun count 1. ) an institution, custom, or thing that existed before a newer but similar thing: PRECURSOR: forerunner of: Small country schools were forerunners of the modern public schools in most American towns. 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
forerunner — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. precursor, predecessor; harbinger; herald, announcer; Elijah, John the Baptist, etc.; leader, vanguard, scout, picket. See priority, prediction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. precursor, predecessor, herald … English dictionary for students