precursory

/prɪˈkɜrsəri/
adjective
  1. Serving as a sign or warning that something is about to happen; preliminary.
    • His mild headache was a precursory symptom of the flu.
    • The dark clouds were precursory to the coming storm.
    • The committee issued a precursory report before the final decision was made.
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