Meaning of ANCESTOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'ansestur
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent) |
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| | Synonyms: | | antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root |
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| | Antonyms: | | descendant, descendent | | |
| | See Also: | | ancestress, father, forbear, forebear, forefather, foremother, primogenitor, progenitor, relation, relative, sire | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \An"ces*tor\, n. [OE. ancestre, auncestre, also
ancessour; the first forms fr. OF. ancestre, F. anc[^e]tre,
fr. the L. nom. antessor one who goes before; the last form
fr. OF. ancessor, fr. L. acc. antecessorem, fr. antecedere to
go before; ante before + cedere to go. See {Cede}, and cf.
{Antecessor}.]
1. One from whom a person is descended, whether on the
father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a
progenitor; a fore father.
2. (Biol.) An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil
animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
3. (Law) One from whom an estate has descended; -- the
correlative of heir.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming of your ancestors reflects a need to go back to your roots, hold on to your traditions and culture.
It might also be a deep cry for help, and by dreaming of your ancestors you find an inner strength, a sense of security and belonging. |
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| | Related Terms: | | ancestress, announcer, antecedent, ascendant, avant-garde, begetter, bellwether, buccinator, bushwhacker, explorer, forebear, forefather, foregoer, forerunner, front runner, frontiersman, fugleman, grandparent, groundbreaker, guide, harbinger, herald, innovator, lead runner, leader, messenger, parent, pathfinder, pioneer, point, precedent, precursor, predecessor, premise, primogenitor, procreator, progenitor, progenitress, progenitrix, prototype, scout, stormy petrel, trailblazer, trailbreaker, vanguard, vaunt-courier, voortrekker |
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