ancestor

an·ces·tor

A0284500 (ăn′sĕs′tər)n.1. A person from whom one is descended, especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.2. A forerunner or predecessor.3. Law The person from whom an estate has been inherited.4. Biology The actual or hypothetical organism or stock from which later kinds evolved.

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[Middle English auncestre, from Old French, from Latin antecessor, predecessor, from antecessus, past participle of antecēdere, to precede : ante-, ante- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: ancestor, forebear, forefather, progenitor
These nouns denote a person from whom one is descended: a chart showing the genealogy of her ancestors; land once owned by his forebears; a cemetery where some of my forefathers are buried; descended from illustrious progenitors.Antonym: descendant

ancestor

(ˈænsɛstə) n1. (often plural) a person from whom another is directly descended, esp someone more distant than a grandparent; forefather2. (Biology) an early type of animal or plant from which a later, usually dissimilar, type has evolved3. a person or thing regarded as a forerunner of a later person or thing: the ancestor of the modern camera. [C13: from Old French ancestre, from Late Latin antecēssor one who goes before, from Latin antecēdere; see antecede] ˈancestress fem n

an•ces•tor

(ˈæn sɛs tər; esp. Brit. -sə stər)

n. 1. a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor. 2. a. the form or stock from which an organism has descended. b. the actual or assumed earlier type from which a species or other taxon evolved. 3. an object, idea, style, or occurrence serving as a prototype, forerunner, or inspiration to a later one. 4. a person from whom mental, artistic, spiritual, etc., descent is claimed. [1250–1300; < Old French < Latin antecessor antecessor]

Thesaurus

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ancestor - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, rootancestress - a woman ancestorforbear, forebear - a person from whom you are descendedforefather, sire, father - the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"foremother - a woman ancestorprimogenitor, progenitor - an ancestor in the direct linerelative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"descendant, descendent - a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

ancestor

noun1. forefather, predecessor, precursor, forerunner, forebear, antecedent, progenitor He could trace his ancestors back seven hundred years.
forefather successor, offspring, descendant, progeny, inheritor2. forerunner, predecessor, prototype, precursor The immediate ancestor of rock 'n' roll is rhythm and blues.

ancestor

noun1. A person from whom one is descended:antecedent, ascendant, father, forebear, forefather, foremother, mother, parent, progenitor.Archaic: predecessor.2. One that precedes, as in time:antecedent, forerunner, precursor, predecessor, progenitor.

Translations

祖先

ancestor

(ˈӕnsistə) , ((American) -ses-) – feminine ˈancestress – noun a person who was a member of one's family a long time ago and from whom one is descended. 祖先 祖先anˈcestral (-ˈses-) adjective 祖先的 祖先的ˈancestry – plural ˈancestries – noun a line of ancestors coming down to one's parents. He is of noble ancestry. 世系 世系

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