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Progenitor
/pɹəʊˈdʒɛn.ɪ.tə/
A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
📖 Definitions of "Progenitor"
noun
- 1
A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
- 2
An individual from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended.
"Abraham alias Ibrahim is the progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples."
- 3
An ancestral form of a species.
- 4
A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
"ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet."
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