A person from whom one is descended

• predecessor

  1. Something that has been succeeded by another:
  2. An ancestor; forefather
  3. One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or position.

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  1. Something that has been succeeded by another:
  2. An ancestor; forefather
  3. One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or position.

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• parent

  1. A source or cause; an origin:
  2. 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.
  3. A mother or father

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  1. A source or cause; an origin:
  2. 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.
  3. A mother or father

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• mother

  1. A woman who gives birth to a child.
  2. A woman whose egg unites with a sperm, producing an embryo.
  3. (Short for) mother of vinegar

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  1. A woman who gives birth to a child.
  2. A woman whose egg unites with a sperm, producing an embryo.
  3. (Short for) mother of vinegar

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• foremother

  1. A female ancestor
  2. A woman ancestor.

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  1. A female ancestor
  2. A woman ancestor.

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• forefather

  1. An ancestor.
  2. Cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.
  3. 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. Cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.
  3. 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. An ancestor
  2. A person from whom one is descended; an ancestor.

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

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• father

  1. A man who has begotten a child; esp., a man as he is related to his child or children
  2. A man who serves or is thought of as a protector:
  3. An adoptive father

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  1. A man who has begotten a child; esp., a man as he is related to his child or children
  2. A man who serves or is thought of as a protector:
  3. An adoptive father

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• ascendant

  1. A dominating position; ascendancy
  2. An ancestor
  3. (Astrol.) The sign of the zodiac just above the eastern horizon at any given moment, specif. at the time of one's birth

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  1. A dominating position; ascendancy
  2. An ancestor
  3. (Astrol.) The sign of the zodiac just above the eastern horizon at any given moment, specif. at the time of one's birth

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• antecedent

  1. One that precedes another.
  2. (Grammar) The word, phrase, or clause that determines what a pronoun refers to, as the children in The teacher asked the children where they were going.
  3. (Gram.) The word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers

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  1. One that precedes another.
  2. (Grammar) The word, phrase, or clause that determines what a pronoun refers to, as the children in The teacher asked the children where they were going.
  3. (Gram.) The word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers

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• ancestor

  1. Any person from whom one is descended, esp. one earlier in a family line than a grandparent; forefather; forebear
  2. Anything regarded as a precursor or forerunner of a later thing
  3. A forerunner or predecessor.

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  1. Any person from whom one is descended, esp. one earlier in a family line than a grandparent; forefather; forebear
  2. Anything regarded as a precursor or forerunner of a later thing
  3. A forerunner or predecessor.

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One that precedes, as in time

• predecessor

  1. Something that has been succeeded by another:
  2. One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or position.
  3. An ancestor; forefather

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  1. Something that has been succeeded by another:
  2. One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or position.
  3. An ancestor; forefather

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• precursor

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

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

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• forerunner

  1. A person sent before or going before to announce or prepare the way for another or for something to follow; herald
  2. A predecessor
  3. An ancestor

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  1. A person sent before or going before to announce or prepare the way for another or for something to follow; herald
  2. A predecessor
  3. An ancestor

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• antecedent

  1. One's ancestry, past life, training, etc.
  2. A preceding occurrence, cause, or event.
  3. One's ancestors.

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  1. One's ancestry, past life, training, etc.
  2. A preceding occurrence, cause, or event.
  3. One's ancestors.

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• ancestor

  1. Anything regarded as a precursor or forerunner of a later thing
  2. A person from whom one is descended, especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.
  3. A forerunner or predecessor.

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  1. Anything regarded as a precursor or forerunner of a later thing
  2. A person from whom one is descended, especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.
  3. A forerunner or predecessor.

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