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ancestors (noun)

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  • Ancestors Night — noun A modern pagan festival, especially celebrated by followers of Heathenry in late October or early November based on the English folk customs and ancestor worship. This is Ancestor Night, the Feast of the Dead, the night strongest for… …   Wiktionary

  • ancestor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ direct ▪ The builder of the house was a direct ancestor of the present owner. ▪ immediate ▪ ancient, distant, early, remote …   Collocations dictionary

  • cliff dweller — noun a member of the Anasazi people living in the southwestern United States who built rock or adobe dwellings on ledges in the sides of caves • Hypernyms: ↑Anasazi * * * noun 1. often capitalized C&D a. : one of the people of the Anasazi culture …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • Hominidae — noun modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man • Syn: ↑family Hominidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Anthropoidea, ↑suborder Anthropoidea • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • mixed-blood — noun a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races • Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑somebody, ↑mortal, ↑soul • Hyponyms: ↑mulatto, ↑quadroon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • ancestry — noun /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/ a) Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent. Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible. Addison. b) A series of ancestors or progenitors;… …   Wiktionary

  • great ape — noun any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae • Syn: ↑pongid • Hypernyms: ↑anthropoid ape • Hyponyms: ↑orangutan, ↑orang, ↑orangutang, ↑Pongo …   Useful english dictionary

  • last name — noun the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member s given name) • Syn: ↑surname, ↑family name, ↑cognomen • Hypernyms: ↑name • Hyponyms: ↑maiden name * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • blood relative — noun one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑blood relation, ↑cognate, ↑sib • Derivationally related forms: ↑cognate (for: ↑cognate) …   Useful english dictionary

  • studbook — noun official record of the pedigree of purebred animals especially horses • Hypernyms: ↑register, ↑registry * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an official record of the pedigree of purebred animals (as horses and dogs); also : a book in which such records… …   Useful english dictionary

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