Progenitor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A direct ancestor. See Synonyms at ancestor.
  • n. An originator of a line of descent; a precursor.
  • n. An originator; a founder: progenitors of the new music.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors
  • n. An individual from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended.
  • n. An ancestral form of a species
  • n. A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
  • n. Someone who originates something.
  • n. A founder
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather; a parent.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an ancestor in the direct line
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    antecedent    ascendant    ascendent    root    ancestor   
    Hyponym
    genitor   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    forefather    ancestor   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    precursor    lineage    ancestor    differentiation    ancestry    descendant    forefather    apoptosis    subset    transplantation   
     
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