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Portent vs Precursor - What's the difference?

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Portent is a related term of precursor.


As nouns the difference between portent and precursor

is that portent is something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen while precursor is that which precurses, a forerunner, a predecessor, an indicator of approaching events.

portent

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
  • A portending; significance; as, a howl of dire portent.
  • Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.

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    Related terms

    * portend * portentous

    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.

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