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PROGENITOR

\pɹə͡ʊd͡ʒˈɛnɪtə], \pɹə‍ʊd‍ʒˈɛnɪtə], \p_ɹ_əʊ_dʒ_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_t_ə]\

Definitions of PROGENITOR

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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an ancestor in the direct line

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

an ancestor in the direct line

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

An ancestor in a direct line.

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

A forefather or parent.

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

A forefather; the founder of a family.

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

n. [Latin] An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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