 forerunner |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a person who goes before or announces the coming of another | |
| Synonyms: | precursor | |
| Related terms: | person predecessor | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an indication of the approach of something or someone | |
| Synonyms: | herald precursor harbinger | |
| Related terms: | indication announce | |
| 3. | [ noun ] anything that precedes something similar in time | |
| Synonyms: | antecedent | |
| Examples: | "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience" |
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| Related terms: | temporal_relation | |
