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Webster 1913 Edition

Antecursor

Anˊte-cur′sor

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Noun.
[L., fr.
antecurrere
to run before;
ante
+
currere
to run.]
A forerunner; a precursor.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Antecursor

ANTECURS'OR

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Noun.
[L. ante, before, and cursor, a runner, from curro, to run. See Course.]
One who runs before; a forerunner. In the Roman armies, the antecursors were a body of horse detached to obtain intelligence, get provisions, &c., for the main body.

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