Precursors - English meaning

noun

A person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.

Usage examples:

He could trace his ancestors back to james the first

noun

A thing that existed before or logically precedes another.

Usage examples:

Some antecedents to the african novel might exist in africa's oral traditions

adjective

Preceding in time or order; previous or pre-existing.

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Antecedent events

noun

A man in relation to his child or children.

Usage examples:

Margaret's father died at an early age

verb

(of a man) cause a pregnancy resulting in the birth of (a child).

Usage examples:

He fathered three children

noun

A male parent

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My father retired seven years ago., freud was the father of psychoanalysis., father randall, are yo…

noun

An ancestor.

Usage examples:

Generations of his forebears had lived in london

noun

An ancestor

noun

A relative who lived in the past

noun

A member of the past generations of one's family or people; an ancestor.

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The duchy which her forefathers had ruled since the tenth century

noun

Someone's relative who lived a long time ago

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Our forefathers fought for equal justice under the law., the house was built by his forefather will…

noun

A person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else.

Usage examples:

The ice safe was a forerunner of today's refrigerator

noun

An early, often less advanced model of something

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His machine was a forerunner of the modern computer.

noun

A person's father or mother.

Usage examples:

The parents of the bride

verb

Be or act as a parent to (a child).

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All children are special to those who parent them

noun

A person who gives birth to or raises a child

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His parents live in new york., parental guidance, just barely newlyweds, they now have to confront …

noun

A person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.

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The decision came a month before the start of the winter olympics in utah and can be expected to pu…

verb

Develop or be the first to use or apply (a new method, area of knowledge, or activity).

Usage examples:

The technique was pioneered by a swiss doctor in the 1930s

proper noun

A series of american space probes launched between 1958 and 1973, two of which provided the first clear pictures of jupiter and saturn (1973–9).

noun

A person who held a job or office before the current holder.

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His approach is very similar to that of his predecessor

noun

A person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent.

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His children were the progenitors of many of scotland's noble families

noun

The parent or direct ancestor of a person, animal, or plant

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A child has a male progenitor and a female progenitor., a series of several persons descended from …

noun

A person who first thinks of something and causes it to exist

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Marx was the progenitor of communism., the sagrada familia was conceived originally by its progenit…

noun

A person who is the first to do something; an innovator.

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He was a trailblazer for many ideas that are now standard fare

noun

A person who is the first to do something that other people do later

Usage examples:

She was a trailblazer as the only woman in the us senate.

noun

The first person, company, etc. to do something new

Usage examples:

Britain must become the tax-cutting trailblazers of the european union., she was a trailblazer in b…