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  • 21forerunner — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early ▪ an early forerunner of the modern jet engine ▪ direct …

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  • 22forerunner — A soldier who ran ahead of the main body of troops as a scout; often John the Baptist is so regarded, as is implied in Matt. 11:10, in that he preceded Jesus and prepared his way. But in Heb. 6:20 Jesus is himself called a forerunner, in that he… …

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  • 23forerunner — fore|run|ner [ fɔr,rʌnər ] noun count 1. ) an institution, custom, or thing that existed before a newer but similar thing: PRECURSOR: forerunner of: Small country schools were forerunners of the modern public schools in most American towns. 2. )… …

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  • 24forerunner — noun 1) archosaurs were the forerunners of dinosaurs Syn: predecessor, precursor, antecedent, ancestor, forebear; prototype Ant: descendant 2) a headache may be the forerunner of other complaints Syn …

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  • 25Civilisation Forerunner — Forerunner Cet article fait partie de la série Halo Halo Les personnages : Spartan John 117 Cortana Arbiter Fossoyeur …

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  • 26forerunner — noun a) a runner at the front or ahead b) a precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead …

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  • 27Forerunner —    John the Baptist went before our Lord in this character (Mark 1:2, 3). Christ so called (Heb. 6:20) as entering before his people into the holy place as their head and guide …

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  • 28forerunner — Synonyms and related words: Gabriel, Mahdi, advertisement, advertiser, ancestor, announcement, announcer, antecedent, augury, author, avant garde, bell cow, bell mare, bellwether, born leader, buccinator, buccinator novi temporis, bushwhacker,… …

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  • 29forerunner — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. precursor, predecessor; harbinger; herald, announcer; Elijah, John the Baptist, etc.; leader, vanguard, scout, picket. See priority, prediction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. precursor, predecessor, herald …

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  • 30Forerunner of Spanish-American Independence — Francisco Miranda …

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