ancestor
/ˈæn.sɛs.tə//ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/
noun
- 1
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
- 2
An earlier type; a progenitor
“This fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.”
- 3
One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
- 4
One who had the same role or function in former times.
- 5
A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
Antonyms
verb
- 1
To be an ancestor of.
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