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Meaning of ANCESTOR in English

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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    Meaning of ANCESTOR in English

    • 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.
    • An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
    • One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of heir.
    • 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.
    • An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
    • One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of heir.

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