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'ænsistə, ]( American) -ses-American - ancestress; noun(a person who was a member of one's family a long time ago and from whom one is descended.) stamfar/-mor, forfedre/-mødre- ancestrystamfarsubst. \/ˈænsəstə\/1) stamfar, ane2) ( biologi) opphav3) ( teknikk e.l.) forløper til, tidligere utgave avancestors forfedre, aner, tidligere slektsledd -
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'pri:disesə, ]( American) 'pre-1) (someone who has had a particular job or position before: He was my predecessor as manager.) forgjenger2) (an ancestor: My predecessors came from Scotland.) stamfar; forfedresubst. \/ˈpriːdɪsesə\/, \/ˌpriːdɪˈsesə\/1) forgjenger2) forfa(de)r -
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1) (a race of people, or a family, who are all descended from the same ancestor: the tribes of Israel.) stamme, klan, familie2) (a group of families, especially of a primitive or wandering people, ruled by a chief: the desert tribes of Africa.) folkeferd•- tribal- tribesmanstammesubst. \/traɪb\/1) (folke)stamme2) slekt, ætt, folkeferd, folkeslag3) ( romersk antikk) tribus4) ( ofte nedsettende) følge, skare, samling, gjeng, flokk, pakk5) ( spøkefullt) klan, familie6) (botanikk, zoologi) stamme, underfamilie, gruppe, underordningthe feathered tribe den bevingede skare (fuglene)
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