precursoryadj.n.

Brit.

/prᵻˈkəːs(ə)ri/,

/priːˈkəːs(ə)ri/, U.S.

/priˈkərsəri/,

/prəˈkərsəri/

Forms: 1500s precursorie, 1600s– precursory.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praecursōrius.

Etymology: < classical Latin praecursōrius travelling in advance, preceding < praecurs- , past participial stem of praecurrere to run in front of, to precede (see precurrent adj.) + -ōrius -ory suffix². Compare earlier precursor n.

A. adj.

That has the character of a precursor; that comes before or precedes, esp. as the harbinger or presage of something to follow; preliminary, introductory. Occasionally with of.

ΘΚΠ

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

precursory1605

precursive1615

precurrent1628

van-currenta1657

procursive1659

precursionary1839

precursal1845

1605 E. Sandys Relation State of Relig. sig. M3^v After the kindling of many precursory lights of knowledge.

1669 W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 77 Being a precursory provision to that end.

1701 B. Keach Gospel Myst. Unveil'd II. 95 There is a Precursory coming of our Lord..or a most glorious Spiritual coming..which will precede his personal Appearance.

1796 Hist. in Ann. Reg. 16/1 Reprobated..as precursory of far greater evils.

1826 Times 29 Sept. 3/2 Sarah was very ill. I considered this illness to proceed from precursory labour.

1857 C. Dickens Little Dorrit ii. xxvi. 588 With a precursory sound of hurried breath and hurried feet, Mr. Pancks rushed into Arthur Clennam's Counting-house.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 835 Another symptom which is sometimes precursory of exophthalmic goitre.

1964 R. M. Fox & J. W. Fox Introd. Compar. Entomol. iv. 112 No insect, living or fossil, is known to have paranota that can be clearly interpreted as precursory to wings.

1975 Sci. Amer. May 17/1 An array of seismographs can be used to sense precursory changes in the velocity of compressional waves..in the focal regions of an earthquake.

1991 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 677/2 We frequently find a precursory attack of vertigo as the foundation of this phobia.

B. n.

A precursory fact, condition, or symptom; an antecedent, a precursor. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > antecedent or precursor

forerunnerOE

forridelc1000

messengerc1300

precursora1500

waymaker1574

postiliona1586

ushera1586

precedence1598

vaunt-courier1598

precedent1599

prodromus1602

ante-disposition1611

precedency1611

prodrome1611

antecedent1612

antedating1633

leading card1635

prodromy1647

antecessor1657

precursorya1660

prodromist1716

morning star1721

skirmisher1820

antecursor1850

a1660 H. Hammond Serm. (1664) i. 17 Virtue is the way to Truth: Purity of affections a necessary precursory to depth of knowledg.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 692 Yet not unfrequently the blood issues suddenly without any of these precursories.

2003 For Ladies Only in soc.culture.punjab (Usenet newsgroup) 23 June Infiltration of men into the ladies' compartment [on public buses]..is also a precursory to another grave concern—harassment.

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

单词	precursory
释义	precursoryadj.n. Brit. /prᵻˈkəːs(ə)ri/, /priːˈkəːs(ə)ri/, U.S. /priˈkərsəri/, /prəˈkərsəri/ Forms: 1500s precursorie, 1600s– precursory. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praecursōrius. Etymology: < classical Latin praecursōrius travelling in advance, preceding < praecurs- , past participial stem of praecurrere to run in front of, to precede (see precurrent adj.) + -ōrius -ory suffix². Compare earlier precursor n. A. adj. That has the character of a precursor; that comes before or precedes, esp. as the harbinger or presage of something to follow; preliminary, introductory. Occasionally with of. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] > precursory precursory1605 precursive1615 precurrent1628 van-currenta1657 procursive1659 precursionary1839 precursal1845 1605 E. Sandys Relation State of Relig. sig. M3^v After the kindling of many precursory lights of knowledge. 1669 W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 77 Being a precursory provision to that end. 1701 B. Keach Gospel Myst. Unveil'd II. 95 There is a Precursory coming of our Lord..or a most glorious Spiritual coming..which will precede his personal Appearance. 1796 Hist. in Ann. Reg. 16/1 Reprobated..as precursory of far greater evils. 1826 Times 29 Sept. 3/2 Sarah was very ill. I considered this illness to proceed from precursory labour. 1857 C. Dickens Little Dorrit ii. xxvi. 588 With a precursory sound of hurried breath and hurried feet, Mr. Pancks rushed into Arthur Clennam's Counting-house. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 835 Another symptom which is sometimes precursory of exophthalmic goitre. 1964 R. M. Fox & J. W. Fox Introd. Compar. Entomol. iv. 112 No insect, living or fossil, is known to have paranota that can be clearly interpreted as precursory to wings. 1975 Sci. Amer. May 17/1 An array of seismographs can be used to sense precursory changes in the velocity of compressional waves..in the focal regions of an earthquake. 1991 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 677/2 We frequently find a precursory attack of vertigo as the foundation of this phobia. B. n. A precursory fact, condition, or symptom; an antecedent, a precursor. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > antecedent or precursor forerunnerOE forridelc1000 messengerc1300 precursora1500 waymaker1574 postiliona1586 ushera1586 precedence1598 vaunt-courier1598 precedent1599 prodromus1602 ante-disposition1611 precedency1611 prodrome1611 antecedent1612 antedating1633 leading card1635 prodromy1647 antecessor1657 precursorya1660 prodromist1716 morning star1721 skirmisher1820 antecursor1850 a1660 H. Hammond Serm. (1664) i. 17 Virtue is the way to Truth: Purity of affections a necessary precursory to depth of knowledg. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 692 Yet not unfrequently the blood issues suddenly without any of these precursories. 2003 For Ladies Only in soc.culture.punjab (Usenet newsgroup) 23 June Infiltration of men into the ladies' compartment [on public buses]..is also a precursory to another grave concern—harassment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1605
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