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Detailed Synonyms for ancestor in English

ancestor:

ancestor [the ~] nomen

  1. the ancestor
    the ancestor; the forefather
  2. the ancestor
    the patriarch; the progenitor; the ancestor
  3. the ancestor
    the progenitor; the patriarch; the founder; the ancestor
  4. the ancestor
    – someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) 1
    the root; the ancestor; the antecedent; the ascendent; the ascendant
    – someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) 1
  5. the ancestor
    – In a tree structure, the element of which a given element is a child. Equivalent to a parent element. 2
    the ancestor; the ancestor element
    – In a tree structure, the element of which a given element is a child. Equivalent to a parent element. 2

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Related Definitions for "ancestor":

  1. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)1
  2. In a tree structure, the element of which a given element is a child. Equivalent to a parent element.2

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