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ancestor

UK
/ˈæn.ses.tə/
US
/ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/

Translations

ancestornoun
ancestors
pl
UK
/ˈæn.ses.tə/
US
/ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/
She discovered that her ancestor was a famous explorer.
Elle a découvert que son ancêtre était un explorateur célèbre.
Additional translations
ancêtreAu sens de prédécesseur ou de modèle antérieur.
ancêtreEn biologie, pour un organisme dont d’autres espèces sont issues.
Synonyms
ancestor
forerunner
forebear
forefather
progenitor
ascendant
predecessor
Antonyms
descendant
offspring
progeny
posterity
ancestoradjective
UK
/ˈæn.ses.tə/
US
/ˈænˌsɛs.tɚ/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "ancestor worship").
Ancestor worship is practiced in various cultures around the world.
Le culte ancestral est pratiqué dans diverses cultures à travers le monde.
Synonyms
antecedent
lineal
progenitorial
inherited
hereditary
ancestral
Antonyms
successive
following
subsequent
posterior
descendent
descendant

Definitions

ancestornoun
A person from whom one is descended, typically one more remote than a grandparent.
She discovered that her ancestor was a famous explorer.
An early type of animal or plant from which others have evolved.
The fossil is believed to be an ancestor of modern birds.
A precursor or forerunner of something.
The ancient manuscript is considered an ancestor of the modern novel.
ancestoradjective
Relating to or characteristic of ancestors; ancestral (used before another noun).
Ancestor worship is practiced in various cultures around the world.
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