precursor

🇺🇸 /priˈkɜːrsər/ 🇬🇧 /priˈkɜːsə(r)/
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noun
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Something that comes before another thing and helps it to happen or develop.

The storm was a precursor to the heavy rain that followed.

translation

n. Something that comes before another thing and helps it to happen or develop.

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Plural precursors