One that precedes, as in time

• progenitor

  1. A direct ancestor.
  2. An originator of a line of descent; a precursor.
  3. An originator; a founder:

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  1. A direct ancestor.
  2. An originator of a line of descent; a precursor.
  3. An originator; a founder:

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• precursor

  1. One that precedes and indicates, suggests, or announces someone or something to come:
  2. One that precedes another; a forerunner or predecessor:
  3. A biochemical substance, such as an intermediate compound in a chain of enzymatic reactions, from which a more stable or definitive product is formed:

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  1. One that precedes and indicates, suggests, or announces someone or something to come:
  2. One that precedes another; a forerunner or predecessor:
  3. A biochemical substance, such as an intermediate compound in a chain of enzymatic reactions, from which a more stable or definitive product is formed:

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• forerunner

  1. One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor.
  2. An ancestor; a forebear.
  3. One that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a harbinger.

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  1. One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor.
  2. An ancestor; a forebear.
  3. One that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a harbinger.

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• antecedent

  1. Going before; preceding.
  2. One that precedes another.
  3. A preceding occurrence, cause, or event.

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  1. Going before; preceding.
  2. One that precedes another.
  3. A preceding occurrence, cause, or event.

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• ancestor

  1. A person from whom one is descended, especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.
  2. A forerunner or predecessor.
  3. The person from whom an estate has been inherited.

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  1. A person from whom one is descended, especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.
  2. A forerunner or predecessor.
  3. The person from whom an estate has been inherited.

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A person from whom one is descended

• progenitor

  1. A direct ancestor.
  2. An originator of a line of descent; a precursor.
  3. An originator; a founder:

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  1. A direct ancestor.
  2. An originator of a line of descent; a precursor.
  3. An originator; a founder:

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• parent

  1. A female person whose egg unites with a sperm or a male person whose sperm unites with an egg, resulting in the conception of a child or the birth of a child.
  2. A female person who is pregnant with or gives birth to a child except when someone else has legal rights to the child.
  3. A person who adopts a child.

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  1. A female person whose egg unites with a sperm or a male person whose sperm unites with an egg, resulting in the conception of a child or the birth of a child.
  2. A female person who is pregnant with or gives birth to a child except when someone else has legal rights to the child.
  3. A person who adopts a child.

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• mother

  1. A stringy slime composed of yeast cells and bacteria that forms on the surface of fermenting liquids and is added to wine or cider to start the production of vinegar.

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  1. A stringy slime composed of yeast cells and bacteria that forms on the surface of fermenting liquids and is added to wine or cider to start the production of vinegar.

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• foremother

  1. A woman ancestor.

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  1. A woman ancestor.

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• forefather

  1. An ancestor.
  2. A person who is from an earlier time and has originated or contributed to a common tradition shared by a particular group.

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  1. An ancestor.
  2. A person who is from an earlier time and has originated or contributed to a common tradition shared by a particular group.

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• forebear

  1. A person from whom one is descended; an ancestor.

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  1. A person from whom one is descended; an ancestor.

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• father

  1. A male whose sperm unites with an egg, producing an embryo.
  2. A male whose impregnation of a female results in the birth of a child.
  3. A man who adopts a child.

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  1. A male whose sperm unites with an egg, producing an embryo.
  2. A male whose impregnation of a female results in the birth of a child.
  3. A man who adopts a child.

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• ascendant

  1. Inclining or moving upward; ascending or rising.
  2. Dominant in position or influence; superior.
  3. The position or state of being dominant or in control:

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  1. Inclining or moving upward; ascending or rising.
  2. Dominant in position or influence; superior.
  3. The position or state of being dominant or in control:

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• antecedent

  1. Going before; preceding.
  2. One that precedes another.
  3. A preceding occurrence, cause, or event.

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  1. Going before; preceding.
  2. One that precedes another.
  3. A preceding occurrence, cause, or event.

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• ancestor

  1. A person from whom one is descended, especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.
  2. A forerunner or predecessor.
  3. The person from whom an estate has been inherited.

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  1. A person from whom one is descended, especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.
  2. A forerunner or predecessor.
  3. The person from whom an estate has been inherited.

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