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precursive en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /pɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)sɪv/
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Preceding; introductory; precursory.
But soon a deep precursive sound moan'd hollow.
1796, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Destiny of Nations:
Relateds
precursor
precursive en · ADJ · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˌpɹiːˈkɜː(ɹ)sɪv/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From pre- + cursive.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Being a style of handwriting that can later be developed into cursive.