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forerunner
ˈfɔːrʌnə
noun
prekursor
Also
zwiastun(m)poprzednik(m)
Definition
A person or thing that precedes another of the same kind, indicating its approach or serving as an early example.
Examples
The early steam engine was a forerunner of modern locomotives.
Wczesna maszyna parowa była prekursorem nowoczesnych lokomotyw.
These small tremors are often a forerunner of a larger earthquake.
Te małe wstrząsy są często zwiastunem większego trzęsienia ziemi.
Synonyms
Collocations
a forerunner oftechnological forerunnerhistorical forerunner
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