One who runs before, esp. one sent to prepare the way and herald a great man's approach, a harbinger; also, a guide. Chiefly transferred and figur…
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| 释义 | the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > antecedent or precursor (27) forerunnerOE One who runs before, esp. one sent to prepare the way and herald a great man's approach, a harbinger; also, a guide. Chiefly transferred and figur… forridelc1000 One who rides in advance. Also figurative a precursor, a preliminary. messengerc1300 A person, esp. a servant, sent ahead to prepare the way; a forerunner or precursor. (Now only in biblical use.) precursora1500 A person who or thing which precedes another as a forerunner or presage; a person who or thing which heralds the approach of another; (now esp.) a… waymaker1574 A person or thing that prepares the way for another; a forerunner, a precursor; a prelude. In early use chiefly with to. postiliona1586 figurative. A forerunner, harbinger, herald. Obsolete. ushera1586 transferred. That which precedes or gives intimation of the approach or advent of a person or thing. precedence1598 Something said or done before; an antecedent. Cf. precedent, n. 2. Obsolete. vaunt-courier1598 Of things. precedent1599 An event, person, or thing that goes before or in advance of another; a forerunner, a precursor, a predecessor; an antecedent. prodromus1602 A forerunner, a precursor; (also) a premonitory event; = prodrome, n. 1. Obsolete. ante-disposition1611 precedency1611 Something that precedes in time; an antecedent; = precedence, n. 1c. Obsolete. prodrome1611 A forerunner, a precursor; (also) a premonitory event. Now rare. antecedent1612 A thing or circumstance preceding another in time or order; often also implying a causal relation to something which follows (opposed to consequent). antedating1633 Something which comes before another of the same or a similar kind; a precursor; a preview, a foretaste. Obsolete. leading card1635 figurative. Something likened to the first card played in a round or trick, esp. in being a precedent, example, or model for conduct, or in being a… prodromy1647 = prodrome, n. 1. antecessor1657 A precursor or antecedent; a thing which has been followed or replaced by another. precursorya1660 A precursory fact, condition, or symptom; an antecedent, a precursor. rare. prodromist1716 Of a person: a precursor, a forerunner. morning star1721 figurative. A person or thing regarded as the precursor or herald of a new dawn, era, etc. skirmisher1820 transferred and figurative. Something sent out in advance. antecursor1850 A person or thing that comes before another of the same or a similar kind; a precursor, a forerunner. Subcategories:— being a precursor (2) — antecedents (1) |
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