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Definition of: forerunner
(fôr·run′ər, fōr-, fôr′run′ər, fōr′-) noun,
1. A precursor; predecessor; ancestor.
2. One who or that which runs before; a herald; a harbinger.
3. A portent or prognostic.
—the Forerunner John the Baptist. See synonyms Under HERALD.
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