precursor (noun)

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• precursor — ► NOUN ▪ a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind. DERIVATIVES precursory adjective. ORIGIN Latin praecursor, from praecurrere precede …   English terms dictionary

• precursor — I noun advance guard, ancestor, announcer, antecedent, augury, avant courier, forebearer, forefather, foregoer, forerunner, guide, harbinger, herald, omen, parent, pathfinder, patriarch, pioneer, portent, precursor, praenuntius, precedent,… …   Law dictionary

• precursor — noun 1) a three stringed precursor of the guitar Syn: forerunner, predecessor, forefather, father, antecedent, ancestor, forebear 2) a precursor of disasters to come Syn: harbinger, herald, sign, indication …   Thesaurus of popular words

• precursor — noun (C) formal something that happened or existed before something else and influenced its development (+ of/to): a precursor of modern jazz …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• precursor — noun Etymology: Middle English precursoure, from Latin praecursor, from praecurrere to run before, from prae pre + currere to run more at current Date: 15th century 1. a. one that precedes and indicates the approach of another b. predecessor 2. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• precursor — noun a) That which precurses, a forerunner, a predecessor, an indicator of approaching events. b) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound …   Wiktionary

• precursor tip — noun a) The reduced upper leaf zone found on many monocotyledons that usually takes the form of a cylindrical extension at the apex of the leaf. b) Any thickened or glandular leaf tip that is distinguishable from the rest of the laminas surface.… …   Wiktionary

• precursor — noun 1》 a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind. 2》 a substance from which another is formed, especially by metabolic reaction. Derivatives precursory adjective Origin ME: from L. praecursor, from praecurs preceded , from… …   English new terms dictionary

• precursor — UK [priːˈkɜː(r)sə(r)] / US [prɪˈkɜrsər] noun [countable] Word forms precursor : singular precursor plural precursors something that exists before something else, and is related to it or influences its development Were these small movements the… …   English dictionary

• precursor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. forerunner (see priority). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A messenger] Syn. forerunner, herald, vanguard; see forerunner , messenger . 2. [A predecessor] Syn. ancestor, forebear, antecedent, parent; see… …   English dictionary for students

• precursor — pre|cur|sor [ prı kɜrsər ] noun count something that exists before something else, and is related to it or influences its development: Were these small tremors the precursor to a major earthquake? ╾ pre|cur|so|ry adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English