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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPrécurseur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: prɛkʁœʁ
"Les signes précurseurs de la tempête étaient évidents."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Serving as a precursor; preceding or indicating something that is to follow.
"The precursory signs of the storm were evident in the darkening skies." - 2
Relating to or denoting something that comes before another in time or order.
"The precursory research laid the groundwork for the groundbreaking study."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'precursory' derives from the Latin root 'praecursor', meaning 'forerunner', which evolved through Middle English. The prefix 'pre-' indicates 'before', while 'cursory' relates to running or moving quickly, thus implying something that comes before or heralds an event.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Precursory" is said worldwide
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Précurseur
Transliteration: prɛkʁœʁ
"Les signes précurseurs de la tempête étaient évidents."
Vorausgehend
Transliteration: fau̇ˈʁaʊ̯sˌɡeːnd
"Die vorausgehenden Anzeichen des Sturms waren offensichtlich."
Precursorio
Transliteration: prekurˈsoɾjo
"I segni precursorio della tempesta erano evidenti."
Precursor
Transliteration: preˈkuɾsoɾ
"Las señales precursoras de la tormenta eran evidentes."
Precursor
Transliteration: pɾeˈkuʁsoʁ
"Os sinais precursores da tempestade eram evidentes."
पूर्वसूचक
Transliteration: pūrvasūchak
"आंधी के पूर्वसूचक संकेत स्पष्ट थे।"
前兆
Transliteration: qiánzhào
"风暴的前兆显而易见。"
전조
Transliteration: jeonjo
"폭풍의 전조가 분명했다."
前触れ
Transliteration: maebure
"嵐の前触れは明らかだった。"
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