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Definition & Meaning of "precursor"in English

Precursor
01

someone or something that comes before another of the same type, acting as a sign of what will come next

Examples
The invention of the telegraph was a precursor to modern communication technologies.
02

a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)

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