precursor
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
Types & categories
- material hypernym
Related & opposite
- biochemistry domain topic
Sense 2 noun
a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
Types & categories
- person hypernym
- predecessor hyponym
Sense 3 noun
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Types & categories
- indication hypernym
Related & opposite
- harbinger derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biochemistry |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | material |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | person |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | predecessor |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | harbinger |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | indication |