precursor, n.
(precursors)
(precursors)
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
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forerunner harbinger herald precursor predecessor
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
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forerunner precursor
a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
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precursor