precurrentadj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈkʌrənt/,

/prᵻˈkʌrn̩t/, U.S.

/priˈkərənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praecurrent-, praecurrens, praecurrēns.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin praecurrent-, praecurrens preceding (6th cent.), treating briefly (4th cent.), use as adjective of classical Latin praecurrent-, praecurrēns, present participle of praecurrere to run in front of, to precede < prae- pre- prefix + currere to run (see current adj.).

1. Occurring beforehand; forerunning, precursory.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] > precursory

precursory1605

precursive1615

precurrent1628

van-currenta1657

procursive1659

precursionary1839

precursal1845

1628 J. Hume Jewes Deliv. ii. 29 The precurrent signes of the day of Iudgement.

1789 M. Underwood Treat. Dis. Children (rev. ed.) I. 196 An account of the various precurrent symptoms.

1853 J. W. Metcalf Homoeopathic Provings 395 Frequent sneezing and some coughing-fits, like the precurrent stage of a cold.

1893 Athenæum 2 Sept. 310/3 Precurrent symptoms of the transition to some such society.

1906 C. S. Sherrington Integrative Action Nerv. Syst. ix. 329 ‘Distance-receptors’ induce anticipatory or precurrent reactions, that is, precurrent to final or consummatory reactions.

1934 E. Pound Cavalcanti in T. S. Eliot Lit. Ess. Ezra Pound (1968) 194 It is stupid to overlook the lingual inventions of precurrent authors, even when they are fools or flapdoodles or Tennysons.

1998 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune (Nexis) 29 Aug. a16 Maybe all this obsession with precurrent events is just the world's way of fast-forwarding over the boring parts in our own life stories.

†2. Anatomy and Zoology. Running or extending towards the front or head. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1886 Philos. Trans. 1885 (Royal Soc.) 176 147 The hinder pair of these centres is close to the precurrent cartilaginous spikes.

1887 Science 26 Aug. 107/1 The common duct arises from three prothoracic glands,..each supplied with a precurrent ductlet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	precurrent
释义	precurrentadj. Brit. /prᵻˈkʌrənt/, /prᵻˈkʌrn̩t/, U.S. /priˈkərənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praecurrent-, praecurrens, praecurrēns. Etymology: < post-classical Latin praecurrent-, praecurrens preceding (6th cent.), treating briefly (4th cent.), use as adjective of classical Latin praecurrent-, praecurrēns, present participle of praecurrere to run in front of, to precede < prae- pre- prefix + currere to run (see current adj.). 1. Occurring beforehand; forerunning, precursory. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] > precursory precursory1605 precursive1615 precurrent1628 van-currenta1657 procursive1659 precursionary1839 precursal1845 1628 J. Hume Jewes Deliv. ii. 29 The precurrent signes of the day of Iudgement. 1789 M. Underwood Treat. Dis. Children (rev. ed.) I. 196 An account of the various precurrent symptoms. 1853 J. W. Metcalf Homoeopathic Provings 395 Frequent sneezing and some coughing-fits, like the precurrent stage of a cold. 1893 Athenæum 2 Sept. 310/3 Precurrent symptoms of the transition to some such society. 1906 C. S. Sherrington Integrative Action Nerv. Syst. ix. 329 ‘Distance-receptors’ induce anticipatory or precurrent reactions, that is, precurrent to final or consummatory reactions. 1934 E. Pound Cavalcanti in T. S. Eliot Lit. Ess. Ezra Pound (1968) 194 It is stupid to overlook the lingual inventions of precurrent authors, even when they are fools or flapdoodles or Tennysons. 1998 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune (Nexis) 29 Aug. a16 Maybe all this obsession with precurrent events is just the world's way of fast-forwarding over the boring parts in our own life stories. †2. Anatomy and Zoology. Running or extending towards the front or head. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1886 Philos. Trans. 1885 (Royal Soc.) 176 147 The hinder pair of these centres is close to the precurrent cartilaginous spikes. 1887 Science 26 Aug. 107/1 The common duct arises from three prothoracic glands,..each supplied with a precurrent ductlet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1628
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