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  • 11Forerunner — Les Forerunners (signifiant Précurseurs en français) sont des créatures de l univers Halo. Cette civilisation constitue une des quatre « factions » principales de l univers. Brillants, les Forerunners édifièrent de nombreuses… …

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  • 12forerunner — noun Date: 13th century 1. one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: as a. a premonitory sign or symptom b. a skier who runs the course before the start of a race 2. predecessor, ancestor Synonyms: forerunner, precursor, harbinger …

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  • 13Forerunner (magazine) — The Forerunner was a monthly magazine kept by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (mostly known as the writer of The Yellow Wallpaper ), from 1909 through 1916. During that time, she wrote every single line of it all editorials, critical articles, book… …

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  • 14forerunner — UK [ˈfɔːˌrʌnə(r)] / US [ˈfɔrˌrʌnər] noun [countable] Word forms forerunner : singular forerunner plural forerunners 1) an institution, custom, or thing that existed before a newer but similar thing Mansholt served as Agricultural Commissioner of… …

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  • 15Forerunner (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Forerunner Type = Album Artist = The Cottars Released = 2006 Recorded = 2005 Genre = International / Folk Celtic Length = 41:52 Label = Rounder Records Producer = Gordie Sampson, Allister MacGillivray Reviews = * Amazon.com …

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  • 16forerunner — /fawr run euhr, fohr , fawr run euhr, fohr /, n. 1. predecessor; ancestor; forebear; precursor. 2. an omen, sign, or indication of something to follow; portent: The warm evenings were a forerunner of summer. 3. a person who goes or is sent in… …

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  • 17forerunner — n. precursor a forerunner of, to * * * [ fɔːˌrʌnə] to [ precursor ] a forerunner of …

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  • 18forerunner — fore|run|ner [ˈfo:ˌrʌnə US ər] n 1.) someone or something that existed before something similar that developed or came later forerunner of ▪ Babbage s engine was later seen as the forerunner of the modern computer. 2.) a sign or warning that… …

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  • 19forerunner — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)rʌnə(r)[/t]] forerunners N COUNT: oft N of n If you describe a person or thing as the forerunner of someone or something similar, you mean they existed before them and either influenced their development or were a sign of what was… …

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  • 20Forerunner (stamp) — In philately, a forerunner is a postage stamp used during the time period before a region or territory issues stamps of its own. Typically these will be stamps of the country administering a colony, but in some circumstances stamps of a previous… …

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