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[ noun ] someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent)
Synonyms Used in print (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)The guns are fired , the hymns are sung , and the body of Charles is carried down to the vault and laid beside the tombs of his ancestors . (R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)Sherlock_Holmes , the ancestor of all private_eyes , was born during the 1890 s . Related terms descendant relative forefather foremother progenitor forebear ancestress |
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