Ancestor Meaning and Definition


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Ancestor meaning

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


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