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English Dictionary: Harbinger by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
harbinger
n
  1. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
    Synonym(s): harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor
v
  1. foreshadow or presage [syn: announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harbinger \Har"bin*ger\, n. [OE. herbergeour, OF. herbergeor one
      who provides lodging, fr. herbergier to provide lodging, F.
      h[82]berger, OF. herberge lodging, inn, F. auberge; of German
      origin. See {Harbor}.]
      1. One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the
            English royal household who formerly preceded the court
            when traveling, to provide and prepare lodgings. --Fuller.
  
      2. A forerunner; a precursor; a messenger.
  
                     I knew by these harbingers who were coming.
                                                                              --Landor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harbinger \Har"bin*ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harbingered}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Harbingering}.]
      To usher in; to be a harbinger of. [bd]Thus did the star of
      religious freedom harbinger the day.[b8] --Bancroft.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Harbinger, NC
      Zip code(s): 27941
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