prodrome

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13
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15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈpɹoʊˌdɹoʊm/(US)

Definition of prodrome

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (rare)A precursor or harbinger; also a warning event.
    “These may prove the Prodromes […] to the ruin of our Monarchy.”
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noun

  1. (rare)A precursor or harbinger; also a warning event.
    “These may prove the Prodromes […] to the ruin of our Monarchy.”
  2. An introductory or preliminary book or treatise.
    “(archaic)”
  3. An early sign or symptom (or set of signs and symptoms) warning of the onset of a disease.

adj

  1. (not-comparable, obsolete)Prodromous.

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Etymology

Probably by analogy with syndrome (pro- + -drome), but consistent with Ancient Greek προδρομή (prodromḗ, “running forward, sally, skirmish”).

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