A precursor is something which comes before something else, not quite the same but similar; an earlier model of something. The typewriter was the precursor to the computer keyboard. The Russian revolution of 1905 was the precursor to the revolution of 1917
precursor |ˈprēˌkərsər; priˈkər-| noun a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner : a three-stringed precursor of the violin | [as adj. ] precursor cells. • Biochemistry a substance from which another is formed, esp. by metabolic reaction : pepsinogen is the inactive precursor of pepsin. ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin praecursor, from praecurs- ‘preceded,’ from praecurrere, from prae ‘beforehand’ + currere ‘to run.’
The definition of precursor according to the Oxford English Dictionary is something which precedes another event. For example graduating school would be a precursor to going to college.
Of tooth-socket - pronounced with tongue at the tip of teeth. (OED)
I'ts not in the OED, - that's my definition of a real word or not.
Yes, of course, as there is no such thing as a unique 'dictionary definition' for a word. What you'd be doing is picking one dictionary, whether it be the OED, or Websters, etc, and plagiarising the wording that they chose to use to define it.
Oxford English Dictionary
According to OED, that is 'close-out' .
To stumble or go unsteadily. -(OED)
A type of natural or synthetic rubber. (OED)
A level piece of ground used for public walking. (OED)
I'ts not in the OED, - that's my definition of a real word or not.
Of tooth-socket - pronounced with tongue at the tip of teeth. (OED)
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is compiled by a team of lexicographers and researchers who gather citations from a wide range of sources to track the historical usage and development of words in the English language. These experts analyze the collected data and determine the inclusion of new words, revisions, and updates to the OED.
The population of Oed-Öhling is 1,561.
The area of Oed-Öhling is 10.62 square kilometers.
The Oxford English Dictionary has two definitions of the word concomitant. As an adjective, concomitant means going together or accompanying. As a noun, it is defined as an accompaniment or a companion.
Precursor
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Yes, of course, as there is no such thing as a unique 'dictionary definition' for a word. What you'd be doing is picking one dictionary, whether it be the OED, or Websters, etc, and plagiarising the wording that they chose to use to define it.