forerunner (noun)
81fore|run|ner — «FR RUHN uhr, FOHR », noun. 1. a person or thing that goes before or is sent ahead to show that another or something more is coming; herald: »John the Baptist was the forerunner of Christ. The old tintype was a forerunner of today s modern… …
82vaunt-cour|i|er — «VAWNT KUR ee uhr, VAHNT », noun. 1. a person or thing sent in advance to prepare for or announce the approach of another; forerunner. 2. Obsolete. one of the soldiers or horsemen sent before an army or body of troops; an advance guard; scout.… …
83fore·run·ner — /ˈfoɚˌrʌnɚ/ noun, pl ners [count] 1 : someone or something that comes before another a simple machine that was the forerunner of today s computers 2 : a sign of something that is going to happen I had that strange feeling that s the forerunner of …
84semantics — semanticist /si man teuh sist/, semantician /see man tish euhn/, n. /si man tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. Ling. a. the study of meaning. b. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form. 2.… …
85List of French words and phrases used by English speakers — Here are some examples of French words and phrases used by English speakers. English contains many words of French origin, such as art, collage, competition, force, machine, police, publicity, role, routine, table, and many other Anglicized… …
86Old French — Spoken in northern France, parts of Belgium (Wallonia) and Switzerland, England, Ireland, Kingdom of Sicily, Principality of Antioch, Kingdom of Cyprus Extinct evolved into Middle French by the 14th century …
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