Definisjon av ancestor

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Annonsering

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Noun

ancestor - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root
descendant, descendent a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
relative, relation an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
ancestress a woman ancestor
forbear, forebear a person from whom you are descended
forefather, sire, father the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"
foremother a woman ancestor
= synonym
= antonym
= relatert ord

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Substantiv

ancestor - One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
ancestor - An earlier type; a progenitor.
ancestor - One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
ancestor - One who had the same role or function in former times.

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  • An ancestor is a parent or the parent of an ancestor. Two individuals have a genetic relationship if one is the ancestor of the other, or if they share a common ancestor. In evolutionary theory, species which share an evolutionary ancestor are said to be of common descent.

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  • ancestor
    Person from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any number of generations.

Substantiv

  • Entall: ancestor
  • Flertall: ancestors

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