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forerunner
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forerunner
(noun)
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forerunner
/
ˈ
foɚˌrʌnɚ/
noun
plural
forerunners
forerunner
/
ˈ
foɚˌrʌnɚ/
noun
plural
forerunners
Learner's definition of FORERUNNER
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1
:
someone or something that comes before another
a simple machine that was the
forerunner
of today's computers
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2
:
a sign of something that is going to happen
I had that strange feeling that's the
forerunner
of a cold.
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