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noun
1.
a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
2.
a person, animal, or thing that goes before and indicates the approach of someone or something else; harbinger: The first robin is a precursor of spring.
3.
Chemistry, Biochemistry. a chemical that is transformed into another compound, as in the course of a chemical reaction, and therefore precedes that compound in the synthetic pathway: Cholesterol is a precursor of testosterone.
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Precursor
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is gregarious. Does it mean:
| seeking and enjoying the company of others |
| to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish or omit |
Example Sentences
- Pumping harder, it drives up the blood pressure, a precursor of trouble.
- Embryonic stem cells are the precursor cells to almost every tissue in the body.
- Mabe it was a precursor to a disconnect that luckily didn't go through.
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Word Origin & History
precursor
1504, from L. præcursor "forerunner," from præcursus, pp. of præcurrere, from præ- "before" + currere "to run" (see current).
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precursor pre·cur·sor (prĭ-kûr'sər, prē'kûr'sər)
n.
One that precedes and indicates something to come.
One that precedes another; a forerunner or predecessor.
A biochemical substance, such as an intermediate compound in a chain of enzymatic reactions, that gives rise to a more stable or definitive product.
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