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precurse.

To forerun or precede.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/pɹɪˈkɜɹs/General-American
  1. To forerun or precede.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

English pre- + curse, from Latin praecursum (supine of praecurrō [“run before”]).

noun/pɹɪˈkɜɹs/General-American
  1. A prediction, a prognostication.

    archaic
    And even the like precurse of fierce events, As harbingers preceding still the fates And prologue to the omen coming on, Have heaven and earth together demonstrated Unto our climatures and countrymen. (Shakespeare)
Where this word comes from

English pre- + curse, from Latin praecursum (supine of praecurrō [“run before”]).

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