precursingadj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈkəːsɪŋ/,

/ˌpriːˈkəːsɪŋ/, U.S.

/priˈkərsɪŋ/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praecurs- , praecurrere , -ing suffix².

Etymology: < classical Latin praecurs-, past participial stem of praecurrere to run in front of, to precede (see precurrent adj.) + -ing suffix². Compare later precurse v.

Now rare.

That comes before; that heralds or foreshadows.

ΚΠ

a1873 S. Wilberforce Speeches on Missions (1874) 173 This which we hear whispered there, and see spreading we know not how through the air, is just the precursing atmosphere which comes before his [sc. the Antichrist's] advent.

1894 J. A. Froude Life & Lett. Erasmus 139 You cannot regard heresy and schism and precursing Antichrist as trifles.

1998 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 58 873 All those precursing intelligent animal processes that we had just praised Churchland for embracing.

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

单词	precursing
释义	precursingadj. Brit. /prᵻˈkəːsɪŋ/, /ˌpriːˈkəːsɪŋ/, U.S. /priˈkərsɪŋ/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praecurs- , praecurrere , -ing suffix². Etymology: < classical Latin praecurs-, past participial stem of praecurrere to run in front of, to precede (see precurrent adj.) + -ing suffix². Compare later precurse v. Now rare. That comes before; that heralds or foreshadows. ΚΠ a1873 S. Wilberforce Speeches on Missions (1874) 173 This which we hear whispered there, and see spreading we know not how through the air, is just the precursing atmosphere which comes before his [sc. the Antichrist's] advent. 1894 J. A. Froude Life & Lett. Erasmus 139 You cannot regard heresy and schism and precursing Antichrist as trifles. 1998 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 58 873 All those precursing intelligent animal processes that we had just praised Churchland for embracing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1873
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