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   Pre·cur·sor

   /ˈprēˌkərsər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner: "a three-stringed precursor of the violin" Similar forerunnerpredecessorforefatherfatherparentantecedentancestorforebearprogenitorpioneertrailblazer
   • ▪ a substance from which another is formed, especially by metabolic reaction: "pepsinogen is the inactive precursor of pepsin"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin praecursor, from praecurs- ‘preceded’, from praecurrere, from prae ‘beforehand’ + currere ‘to run’.

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