ANCESTOR
\ˈansɛstə], \ˈansɛstə], \ˈa_n_s_ɛ_s_t_ə]\
Definitions of ANCESTOR
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By Princeton University
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By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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One from whom a person has descended: a forefather.
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ANCESTRESS.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A forefather; a progenitor; a woman is called an ancestress.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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