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- [pri-kur-ser, pree-kur-]
- /prɪˈkɜr sər, ˈpri kɜr-/
- /ˌpriːˈkɜː.sər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pri-kur-ser, pree-kur-]
- /prɪˈkɜr sər, ˈpri kɜr-/
Definitions of precursor word
- noun precursor a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor. 1
- noun precursor a person, animal, or thing that goes before and indicates the approach of someone or something else; harbinger: The first robin is a precursor of spring. 1
- noun precursor Chemistry, Biochemistry. a chemical that is transformed into another compound, as in the course of a chemical reaction, and therefore precedes that compound in the synthetic pathway: Cholesterol is a precursor of testosterone. 1
- noun precursor Biology. a cell or tissue that gives rise to a variant, specialized, or more mature form. 1
- noun precursor earlier version of sthg 1
- noun precursor sb who precedes, forerunner 1
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Origin of precursor
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin praecursor forerunner. See pre-, cursor
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Parts of speech for Precursor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
precursor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
precursor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for precursor
noun precursor
- advertiser — An advertiser is a person or company that pays for a product, event, or job to be advertised in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster.
- ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
- ancestry — Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- augury — An augury is a sign of what will happen in the future.
Antonyms for precursor
noun precursor
- aftereffect — The aftereffects of an event, experience, or substance are the conditions which result from it.
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