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Precursor

/pɹɨˈkɜɹ.səɹ/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Precursor"

noun

1
That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
2
One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

adjective

1
(of intersymbol interference) Caused by the following symbol.

🔄 Synonyms of "Precursor"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
harbingernoun	A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
forerunnernoun	A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
heraldnoun	A messenger, especially one bringing important news.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Precursor"

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Word	Definition
harbingernoun	A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
heraldnoun	A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
forerunnernoun	A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
predictornoun	Something that anticipates, predicts, or foretells.
foretastenoun	A taste beforehand.
priornoun	(Bayesian statistics) A prior probability distribution, that is, one determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
antecedentnoun	Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
preludenoun	An introductory or preliminary performance or event.
premisenoun	A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
precedentnoun	An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
predecessornoun	One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
preamblenoun	A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.
warningnoun	Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
prerequisitenoun	Something that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of something else.
preconditionnoun	A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action.
pioneeringnoun	The activity of the verb pioneer.
initiatornoun	One who initiates.
leadernoun	Any person who leads or directs.
leadingnoun	An act by which one is led or guided.
advancenoun	A forward move; improvement or progression.