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1 ancestor
['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.) forfader; ane- ancestry* * *['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.) forfader; ane- ancestry -
2 tribe
1) (a race of people, or a family, who are all descended from the same ancestor: the tribes of Israel.) stamme2) (a group of families, especially of a primitive or wandering people, ruled by a chief: the desert tribes of Africa.) stamme•- tribal- tribesman* * *1) (a race of people, or a family, who are all descended from the same ancestor: the tribes of Israel.) stamme2) (a group of families, especially of a primitive or wandering people, ruled by a chief: the desert tribes of Africa.) stamme•- tribal- tribesman -
3 predecessor
['pri:disesə, ]( American[) 'pre-]1) (someone who has had a particular job or position before: He was my predecessor as manager.) forgænger2) (an ancestor: My predecessors came from Scotland.) forfader* * *['pri:disesə, ]( American[) 'pre-]1) (someone who has had a particular job or position before: He was my predecessor as manager.) forgænger2) (an ancestor: My predecessors came from Scotland.) forfader
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ancestor — ► NOUN 1) a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended. 2) something from which a later species or version has evolved. DERIVATIVES ancestral adjective ancestrally adverb ancestress noun. ORIGIN Latin… … English terms dictionary
ancestor — an·ces·tor n 1 a: a person from whom an individual is descended: ascendant b: a person from whom an estate descends compare heir 2: one that precedes ancestor in title … Law dictionary
ancestor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ direct ▪ The builder of the house was a direct ancestor of the present owner. ▪ immediate ▪ ancient, distant, early, remote … Collocations dictionary
ancestor — noun /ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ,ˈæn.sɛs.toɹ/ a) One from whom a person is descended, whether on the fathers or mothers side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father. This fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse. b) An earlier type; a … Wiktionary
ancestor — (n.) c.1300, ancestre, antecessour, from O.Fr. ancestre (12c., Mod.Fr. ancêtre), from L.L. antecessor predecessor, lit. foregoer, agent noun from pp. stem of L. antecedere to precede, from ante before (see ANTE (Cf. ante)) + ce … Etymology dictionary
ancestor — noun (C) 1 a member of your family who lived a long time ago: My ancestors were French. 2 the form in which a modern machine, vehicle etc first existed: Babbage s invention was the ancestor of the modern computer. compare descendant ancestral… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ancestor — noun 1) he could trace his ancestors back to colonial Boston Syn: forebear, forefather, predecessor, antecedent, progenitor, primogenitor Ant: descendant, successor 2) the instrument is an ancestor of the lute Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
ancestor worship — noun worship of ancestors • Hypernyms: ↑worship * * * Anthropol. (in certain societies) the veneration of ancestors whose spirits are frequently held to possess the power to influence the affairs of the living. [1850 55] * * * ancestor worship,… … Useful english dictionary
ancestor — noun a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended. ↘something from which a later species or version has evolved. Derivatives ancestral adjective ancestrally adverb ancestress noun Origin ME: from OFr.… … English new terms dictionary
ancestor — noun Etymology: Middle English ancestre, from Anglo French, from Latin antecessor predecessor, from antecedere to go before, from ante + cedere to go Date: 13th century 1. a. one from whom a person is descended and who is usually more remote in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ancestor worship — noun Date: 1854 the custom of venerating deceased ancestors who are considered still a part of the family and whose spirits are believed to have the power to intervene in the affairs of the living … New Collegiate Dictionary
