precursory
nounEtymology From Latin praecursor.
1
Medicine, Sciences A precursor; a sign of the onset of something.
precursory
adjEtymology From Latin praecursor.
1
Being or relating to a precursor; relating to events that will follow.
- precursory symptoms of a fever
- Synonyms
- introductory, preambulatory, precursive, prodromous, preliminary, precursory
- Hypernyms
- former
- Hyponyms
- inaugural, preambulary, prelusive, prelusory, preludial, preludious, proemial, prefatory