precursor

  • 51precursor — noun Etymology: Middle English precursoure, from Latin praecursor, from praecurrere to run before, from prae pre + currere to run more at current Date: 15th century 1. a. one that precedes and indicates the approach of another b. predecessor 2. a …

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  • 52precursor — n. [L. prae, before; currare, to run] 1. Element or substance that preceeds the final one. 2. Ancestor or ancestral part; see anlage, rudiment …

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  • 53precursor — noun a) That which precurses, a forerunner, a predecessor, an indicator of approaching events. b) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound …

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  • 54Precursor — Pre|cur|sor [pri: kɜ:sə[r]; engl. = Vorgänger], der; s, s: Bez. für eine chem. Verb., die biogenetisch als Vorstufe einer Zielverb. aufgefasst werden kann …

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  • 55precursor — Synonyms and related words: advance guard, agent, airhead, alterant, alterative, alterer, ancestor, ancestors, announcer, antecedence, antecedency, antecedent, anteposition, anteriority, apprentice, architect, artificer, artist, author, avant… …

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  • 56precursor — pre|cur|sor Mot Agut Adjectiu variable …

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  • 57precursor — (m) (Intermedio) alguien que es el primero en anunciar ideas y teorías que van a desarrollarse en el futuro Ejemplos: Agustín escribió un ensayo sobre los precursores de la revolución mexicana. He leído los poemas de los precursores de la poesía… …

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  • 58precursór — s. m., pl. precursóri …

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  • 59precursor — see COURSE …

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  • 60precursor —  Not er …

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