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antĕcursor, ōris, m. antecurro, he that runs before; hence, In milit. lang.: antecursores, the forerunners of the army, the advanced guard, precursors, pioneers, Caes. B. G. 5, 47; id. B. C. 1, 16; 3, 36; so Vulg. Sap. 12, 8.— In Tert. John the Baptist is so named, as the forerunner of Christ, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 33.

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antĕcursor

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antĕcursor

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antecursor

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2751

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n2751

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antecursor

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