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Foretoken vs Precursor - What's the difference?

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Foretoken is a related term of precursor.


As nouns the difference between foretoken and precursor

is that foretoken is a prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentment while precursor is that which precurses, a forerunner, a predecessor, an indicator of approaching events.

As a verb foretoken

is to betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning; presage.

foretoken

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentment.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) *.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning; presage.
  • Derived terms
    * (l)

    precursor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (chiefly obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which precurses, a forerunner, a predecessor, an indicator of approaching events.
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  • (chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.
  • Anagrams

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