| Front | what's the difference between "a forerunner" and "a precedent"? |
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| Back | If you describe a person or thing as the forerunner of someone or something similar, you mean they existed before them and either influenced their development or were a sign of what was going to happen. If there is a precedent for an action or event, it has happened before, and this can be regarded as an argument for doing it again. (FORMAL) |
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