precursory
precursory is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Preceding as a precursor or harbinger; indicating something to follow; as, precursory symptoms of a fever.
- 2.An introduction. [Obs.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- advance
- afore
- aforehand
- aforementioned
- aforesaid
- already
- antecedence
- antecedency
- antecedent
- anteposition
- anterior
- anteriority
- anticipate
- avant-courier
- ball
- before
- beforehand
- bellwether
- come
- coming
- dance
- dawn
- early
- ere
- erewhile
- eve
- exordium
- fashion
- first
- foreboding
- forerun
- forerunner
- forestall
- foreword
- former
- front
- frontispiece
- gain
- get
- groundwork
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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