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fore·run·ner
 forerunner
- pronunciation:
- for
ruh
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noun |
| definition 1: |
one that came before; ancestor; predecessor; precursor.
- synonyms:
- ancestor, precursor, predecessor
- similar words:
- antecedent, forebear, forefather, progenitor, prototype
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| definition 2: |
something that signals or gives notice of what is to come; omen; harbinger.
- synonyms:
- harbinger, herald, omen, presage, sign
- similar words:
- augury, foretoken, portent, precursor, prognostic
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| related words: |
archetype, father, omen |
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