Ancestor Meaning and Definition
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Word: Ancestor
How to pronounce: ˈænsəstə
Noun
Definitions:
1. A person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.
Example sentences: "My ancestor Admiral Anson circumnavigated the globe 250 years ago"
Synonyms:
forebear
progenitor
forefather
predecessor
ascendants
grandparent
forbears
ascendant
antecedent
grandsire
father
primogenitor
parent
root
Antonyms:
descendant
descendent
offspring
successor
progeny
Derivations:
ancestress
ancestry
ancestral
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Ancestor in Other Languages...
Spanish: Antepasado
German: Vorfahren
French: Ancêtre
Italian: Antenato
Turkish: Ata