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| Main Entry: | forefather |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ancestor |
| Synonyms: | antecedent, forebearer, patriarch, precursor, predecessor, progenitor, ascendant, primogenitor, procreator |
| Main Entry: | ancestor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | predecessor in family |
| Synonyms: | antecedent, forebear, forefather, forerunner, founder, precursor, progenitor, antecessor, ascendant, foregoer, foremother, primogenitor |
| Antonyms: | descendant |
| Main Entry: | ancestry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | family predecessors; family history |
| Synonyms: | ancestor, antecedent, blood, breed, breeding, derivation, descent, extraction, forebear, forefather, forerunner, genealogy, heritage, house, kindred, line, lineage, origin, pedigree, precursor, progenitor, race, source, stock, antecessor, foregoer, foremother, parentage, primogenitor |
| Main Entry: | forebear |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ancestor |
| Synonyms: | forefather, forerunner, progenitor |
| Notes: | forbear (verb) means 'to cease or refrain from,' 'control oneself, abstain'; forebear (noun) means ancestor, literally 'a person existing before' |
| Main Entry: | grandfather |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grandsire |
| Synonyms: | ancestor, elder, forefather, patriarch, gramps, granddad, granddaddy, grandpa, grandpappy, pap, paternal forebear |
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