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forefather
noun as in ancestor
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Ancestor, an′ses-tur, n. one from whom a person has descended: a forefather:—fem.
The oldest and best of all Sanskrit dramas, Hanuman-Natak, is ascribed to this talented forefather of ours.
It is your own forefather, MacIan with the broken sword, bleeding without hope at Culloden.
I will not permit you, Captain Roland, to rob me of either forefather, either train of idea.
Forefather's day was observed by the Nashville churches in the theological hall of Fisk University.
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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to forefather, such as: antecedent(s), ascendant, patriarch, precursor, predecessor, and primogenitor.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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