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11forerunner — 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… …
12forerunner — 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. )… …
13forerunner — fore•run•ner [[t]ˈfɔrˌrʌn ər, ˈfoʊr , fɔrˈrʌn ər, foʊr [/t]] n. 1) predecessor; ancestor; precursor 2) an omen or sign of something to follow; portent 3) a person who appears in advance to announce the coming of someone or something else; herald; …
14forerun — /fawr run , fohr /, v.t., foreran, forerun, forerunning. 1. to run in front of; come before; precede. 2. to be the precursor or harbinger of; prefigure. 3. to anticipate or foretell. 4. to forestall. 5. to outrun or outstrip. [1505 15; FORE +… …
15Forerun — Fore*run , v. t. 1. To turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something following). [1913 Webster] 2. To come before as an earnest of something to follow; to introduce as a harbinger; to announce. [1913 Webster] These signs forerun the… …
16Forerunner — Fore*run ner, n. 1. A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger; a sign foreshowing something; a prognostic; as, the forerunner of a fever. [1913 Webster] Whither the forerunner in for us entered, even Jesus. Heb …
17Comets in fiction — Comets have, through the centuries, appeared in numerous works of fiction. In earliest times they were seen as portents, either of disaster or of some great historical change. As knowledge of comets increased, comets came to be imagined not just… …
18Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
19Drift Sight — This article is about the World War I bombsight. For the aircraft instrument for measuring wind speeds, see drift meter. A Mk. I Drift Sight mounted on the side of an Airco DH.4. The lever just in front of the bomb aimer s fingertips sets the… …
20Insect morphology — Legend of body parts Tagmata : A Head, B Thorax, C Abdomen. 1. antenna 2. ocelli (lower) 3. ocelli (upper) 4. compound eye 5. brain (cerebral ganglia) 6. prothorax …
