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[ noun ] a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
Synonyms 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 |
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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 |
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[ noun ] anything that precedes something similar in time
Synonyms Examples "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience" Related terms |
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