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adj
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
An ancestor or forbear.
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noun
A descendant of one's ancestors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
Topics: law
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noun
An elderly relative.
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noun
A genetic precursor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
A forerunner; One who was involved in an earlier version of something.
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noun
An earlier version of something.
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noun
The spirit of one's ancestor.
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noun
One who follows, honors, or is attracted to an ancestral tradition.
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noun
A relationship in which something is a precursor.
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Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
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adjective
of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible
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History
From Anglo-Norman ancestrel, from ancestre (“ancestor”), equivalent to ancestor + -al.
Across languages
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
