Sekirov Dictionary

ancestor

UK /ˈæn.sɛs.tə/US /ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/

noun 5
verb 1
forms 3

noun5

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
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An earlier type; a progenitor.
- This fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
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(figurative) One who had the same role or function in former times.
- The Magpies are unbeaten and enjoying their best run since 1994, although few would have thought the class of 2011 would come close to emulating their ancestors. — 2011
One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.

verb1

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To be an ancestor of.
- Her own grandfather had been a Virginian, a descendant of Pocahontas, of course, Pocahontas having been created by Divine Providence for the specific purpose of ancestoring Virginians. — 1920

forms

ancestored · ancestoring · ancestors

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