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ANCESTRAL

\ansˈɛstɹə͡l], \ansˈɛstɹə‍l], \a_n_s_ˈɛ_s_t_ɹ_əl]\

Definitions of ANCESTRAL

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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Pertaining to, or connected with, one's forefathers; derived from one's progenitors.

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

Relating to ancestors; descending from ancestors.

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

Of, pertaining to, or inherited from an ancestor.

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

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