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   An·ces·tor

   /ˈanˌsestər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended: "my ancestor Admiral Anson circumnavigated the globe 250 years ago" Similar forebearforefatherpredecessorprogenitorantecedentrare:primogenitorOpposite descendantsuccessor
   • ▪ an early type of animal or plant from which others have evolved: "the ancestor of most dolphins is not clear" Similar forebearforefatherpredecessorprogenitorantecedentrare:primogenitorOpposite descendantsuccessor
   • ▪ an early version of a machine, system, etc.: "this instrument is an ancestor of the lute" Similar forerunnerprecursorpredecessorprototype

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French ancestre, from Latin antecessor, from antecedere, from ante ‘before’ + cedere ‘go’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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