precursive

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"They're extremely intelligent, they're very similar to us, they have cultures, they have prototypical behaviors that are assumed to be precursive of language," Dr. Adriano Lameira told Salon last year.

From Salon • May 9, 2023

"They're extremely intelligent, they're very similar to us, they have cultures, they have prototypical behaviors that are assumed to be precursive of language," Dr. Adriano Lameira told Salon.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2022

This precursive solitude had tinged his very life-blood, and woven itself into the secret tissues of his brain.

From A Study of Hawthorne by Lathrop, George Parsons

Already was the blooming Endymion overspread with smiles and radiance of joy, as a precursive morning-star of his waking day.

From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul

It was as if the precursive tremor of a moral earthquake had been felt, and people, only half awake, did not know whether to seek safety in the house, or outside of it.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady