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ancestor
noun [C] /ˈæn.ses.tər/
/-tɚ/ Definition
1. Definition
2. Practise
B2 a person related to you who lived a long time ago: There were portraits of his ancestors on the walls of the room. → Compare descendantAncestors and descendants › a plant, animal, or object that is related to one existing at a later point in time: This wooden instrument is the ancestor of the modern metal flute.Ancestors and descendants ancestral
/ænˈses.trəl/ adjective [before noun] › an ancestral home ancestral rightsAncestors and descendants
(Definition of ancestor noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ancestry noun
- be in the/sb's blood idiom
- blood is thicker than water idiom
- bloodline noun
- descend from sth phrasal verb
- descendant noun
- descent noun (RELATION)
- family tree noun
- forbear noun
- forebear noun
- forefathers noun
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- generation noun (AGE GROUP)
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- stock noun (ORIGIN)
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