ancestor
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ancestors
Britannica Dictionary definition of ANCESTOR
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a person who was in someone's family in past times
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one of the people from whom a person is descended
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My ancestors came to America during the 1800s.
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Her ancestors were great sea captains.
2
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an animal in the past from which a modern animal developed
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an ancient animal that was the ancestor of the modern horse
3
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something in the past from which something else has developed
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The museum included an exhibit showing ancestors of the modern computer.
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several languages that are derived from a common ancestor
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Latin is the ancestor of Italian and French.
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We returned to our ancestral home [=the home of our ancestors] after many years.
