Lead and Precursor

Lead

Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

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Precursor and lead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precursor" instead a noun "Lead".

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

Precursor noun - One that announces or indicates the later arrival of another.

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Lead and precursor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead a noun "Precursor".

Nearby Word: precursory

human	human lead	human precursor
good	good lead	good precursor
clear	clear lead	clear precursor
direct	direct lead	direct precursor
Other adjectives: original, likely, obvious, young, important, early, possible, significant, confusing.

Alternate Techline: Most obviously the three possible types of Faster-Than-Light Travel, but in general, opportunities to research non-essential techs are assigned semi-randomly according to things like civilization ethos, lead researcher traits, and any precursor artifacts that have been studied.

Source: Video Game / Stellaris
Also, the Precursor portal in the third novel turns out to lead to a distant galaxy.

Source: Literature / Death Or Glory
In Assassin's Creed: Rogue, protagonist Shay Cormac is an Assassin that ends up defecting to the Templars after growing horrified with their obsession with precursor artifacts that lead to mass destruction.

Source: Assassins Are Always Betrayed

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