Meaning of PROGENITOR
| Pronunciation: | | prow'jenitur
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| | Definition: | | [n] an ancestor in the direct line |
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| | Synonyms: | | primogenitor |
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| | See Also: | | ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, genitor, root | |
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| | Definition: | | Progenitor
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| | Definition: | | \Pro*gen"i*tor\, n. [OF. progeniteur, L. progenitor,
fr. progignere, progenitum, to bring forth, to beget; pro
forth + gignere to beget. See {Gender} kind.]
An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.
And reverence thee their great progenitor. --Milton.
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