Ancestor - English meaning

noun

A thing that existed before or logically precedes another.

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Some antecedents to the african novel might exist in africa's oral traditions

adjective

Preceding in time or order; previous or pre-existing.

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Antecedent events

noun

An ancestor.

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Generations of his forebears had lived in london

noun

An ancestor

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A relative who lived in the past

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A member of the past generations of one's family or people; an ancestor.

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The duchy which her forefathers had ruled since the tenth century

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Someone's relative who lived a long time ago

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Our forefathers fought for equal justice under the law., the house was built by his forefather will…

noun

A person who held a job or office before the current holder.

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His approach is very similar to that of his predecessor

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An ancestor, especially the earliest ancestor of a people; a progenitor.

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The primogenitor of countless domesticated breeds is the red junglefowl of southern asia.

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A person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent.

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His children were the progenitors of many of scotland's noble families

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The parent or direct ancestor of a person, animal, or plant

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A child has a male progenitor and a female progenitor., a series of several persons descended from …

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A person who first thinks of something and causes it to exist

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Marx was the progenitor of communism., the sagrada familia was conceived originally by its progenit…