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precursory

precursory adjective: being or relating to a precursor; relating to events that will follow.

Adjective

precursory (not comparable)

  1. Being or relating to a precursor; relating to events that will follow.
    • precursory symptoms of a fever

Noun

precursory (plural precursories)

  1. A precursor; a sign of the onset of something.

precursory meaning in Malayalam

precursory in Malayalam

preliminary, prior, previous
മുന്നോടിയായ, പ്രാഥമിക, ആമുഖമായ, മുൻപുള്ള, പ്രഥമമായ, മുന്നേയുള്ള

Synonyms of precursory

Forms of precursory

pluralprecursories

Origin of precursory

From Latin praecursor.

Questions about precursory

What does precursory mean?
Precursory means being or relating to a precursor; relating to events that will follow.
What is precursory in Malayalam?
Precursory in Malayalam is മുന്നോടിയായ, പ്രാഥമിക, ആമുഖമായ. See Precursory meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is precursory?
Precursory can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near precursory in the dictionary

  1. precursorial
  2. precursories
  3. precursors
  4. precursorship
  5. precursorships
  6. precursory
  7. precurtain
  8. precurved
  9. precut
  10. precutaneous
  11. precuticular

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