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precursing

precursing is the present participle and gerund of precurse.

Meaning of precurse

Verb

precurse (third-person singular simple present precurses, present participle precursing, simple past and past participle precursed)

  1. (transitive) To forerun or precede.
    • It is true that competition in capitalism precurses new economic order.1987, Shrikant Jichkar, Explorations in Economic Theory of Socialism, page 151

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Questions about precursing

What is precursing the present participle and gerund of?
Precursing is the present participle and gerund of precurse.

Words near precursing in the dictionary

  1. precurricular
  2. precursal
  3. precurse
  4. precursed
  5. precurses
  6. precursing
  7. precursive
  8. precursor
  9. precursor enzyme
  10. precursor enzymes
  11. precursor tip

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