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Definitions
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Word origin
From Middle English forrenner, foreriner. Calque of Latin praecursor (“one who runs before, a forerunner”). Equivalent to fore- + runner and/or forerun + -er.
Used in a sentence
“Acute infections of the female urethra, which are the forerunners of chronic infections, may be initiated by a number of conditions: Traumatism due to difficult labor, presence of foreign bodies such as calculi, […]”
“Bakelite is a forerunner of today's plastics.”
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