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ANCESTOR

\ˈansɛstə], \ˈansɛstə], \ˈa_n_s_ɛ_s_t_ə]\

Definitions of ANCESTOR

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2006 - WordNet 3.0
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent)

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A person from whom one is descended in direct line; a forefather; a progenitor.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

One from whom a person has descended: a forefather.
ANCESTRESS.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A forefather.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A forefather.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

One from whom a person has descended; the previous possessor.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A forefather; a progenitor; a woman is called an ancestress.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. One from whom a person is descended, either by father or mother.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

One from whom a person descends.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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