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   forerunner

   /ˈfɔːˌrʌnə/

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else: "the ice safe was a forerunner of today's refrigerator" Similar predecessorprecursorantecedentancestorforebearprototyperare:primogenitorOpposite descendant
   • 2. a sign or warning of something to come: "overcast mornings are the sure forerunners of steady rain" Similar heraldharbingerusheradvance guardprecursorpreludesignsignalwarningtokenportentomenaugury
   • ▪ an advance messenger. archaic

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