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[ noun ] a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

Synonyms

precursor

Used in print

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

His name is Praisegod_Piepsam , and he is rather fully described as_to his clothing and physiognomy in_a_way which relates him to a sinister type in the author 's repertory - he is a forerunner of those enigmatic strangers in `` Death_in_Venice '' , for_example , who represent some combination of cadaver , exotic , and psychopomp .

Related terms

person predecessor

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[ noun ] an indication of the approach of something or someone

Used in print

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

Lublin generally was the forerunner of what would happen elsewhere .

Related terms

indication announce

3
[ noun ] anything that precedes something similar in time

Synonyms

antecedent

Examples

"phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"

Related terms

temporal_relation

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