precursing
/prɪˈkəːsɪŋ/ /ˌpriːˈkəːsɪŋ/Now rare
adjective
That comes before; that heralds or foreshadows.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Wilberforce (1805–1873), bishop of Oxford and of Winchester. From classical Latin praecurs-, past participial stem of praecurrere to run in front of, to precede + -ing.
- ulteriorly
- ultimacy
- ultimate
- ultimate fighting
- Ultimate Frisbee
- ultimately
- ultima Thule
- ultimatum
- ultimo
- ultimobranchial
- ultimogeniture
- ultisol
- ulto
- ultra
- ultra-
- ultrabasic
- Ultrabook
- ultra-careful
- ultracentrifugal
- ultracentrifugation
- ultracentrifuge
- ultra-clean
- ultracold
- ultraconservatism
- ultraconservative