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fore·run·ner
(fôr′rŭn′ər)n.
1.
a. One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor.
b. An ancestor; a forebear.
2.
a. One that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a harbinger.
b. A warning sign or symptom.
3. One who skis a course before the beginning of a race.
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forerunner
(ˈfɔːˌrʌnə)n
1. a person or thing that precedes another; precursor
2. a person or thing coming in advance to herald the arrival of someone or something; harbinger
3. an indication beforehand of something to follow; omen; portent
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fore•run•ner
(ˈfɔrˌrʌn ər, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈrʌn ər, foʊr-)n.
1. predecessor; ancestor; precursor.
2. an omen or sign of something to follow; portent.
3. a person who appears in advance to announce the coming of someone or something else; herald; harbinger.
[1300–50]
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| Noun | 1. | forerunner - a person who goes before or announces the coming of another individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" predecessor - one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) |
| 2. | forerunner - something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" | |
| 3. | forerunner - anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience" temporal relation - a relation involving time |
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forerunner
noun
1. omen, sign, indication, token, premonition, portent, augury, prognostic, foretoken Some respiratory symptoms can be the forerunners of asthma.
2. precursor, predecessor, ancestor, prototype, forebear, harbinger, progenitor, herald the forerunners of those who were to support the Nazis
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forerunner
noun1. One that precedes, as in time:
2. A phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil:
Idiom: writing on the wall.
3. One that indicates or announces someone or something to come:
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Translations
السابِق، المُمَهِّد، المُبَشِّر بِمَجيء
předzvěst
forgængerforløber
elõhírnök
fyrirrennari
praecursor
pirmtakas
priekšgājējspriekštecis
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
forerunner
[ˈfɔːrrʌnər] n (= person) → précurseur m (= thing) → ancêtre mto be the forerunner of sth [thing] → être l'ancêtre de qch
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forerunner
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
forerunner
(ˈfoːranə) noun a person or thing which is a sign of what is to follow. Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.
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