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nounsomething that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
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nouna person who goes before or announces the coming of another
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nounanything that precedes something similar in time
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- anticipate be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
- alchemy a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
- lancelet small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
- john the baptist (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome
- amphioxus small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
- st. john the baptist (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome
- torpedo-boat destroyer small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats