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Definition of Ancestor
1. Noun. Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent).
Specialized synonyms: Ancestress, Forbear, Forebear, Father, Forefather, Sire, Foremother, Primogenitor, Progenitor
Generic synonyms: Relation, Relative
Derivative terms: Ancestral, Ancestral, Antecedent
Antonyms: Descendant
Definition of Ancestor
1. n. One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.
Definition of Ancestor
1. to be an ancestor (a person from whom one is descended) of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Ancestor
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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 fore father.
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