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precursor

/pɹɪˈkɜɹ.səɹ/

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What does precursor mean?

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. Caused by the following symbol.

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IPA pronunciation

/pɹɪˈkɜɹ.səɹ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈpɹiˌkɜɹ.səɹ/
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Shall we reproach him with these insanities, when we hear another, misled by the Monkey's build, acclaim the Pithecanthropus as man's precursor?
Jean-Henri FabreMore Hunting WaspsTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3462
“It may give him a sleepless night. He will find it as sure a precursor of his fate as Openshaw did before him.”
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesProject Gutenberg ebook #1661
More book examples (3)
His was not "black magic," claiming the aid of Satan, but "white magic," bringing into service the laws of nature--the precursor of applied science.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
He rightly judged this to be the precursor of open hostilities, and hastened his preparations to put Carolina and Georgia in a state of defense.
Adelaide L. (Adelaide Lisetta) FriesThe Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740Project Gutenberg ebook #570
This propaganda was not without its effect, and, but for the excellent Allied gas discipline, would have been an effective precursor to the gas itself.
Victor LefebureThe Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and WarProject Gutenberg ebook #1272