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Ancestor
ˈan(t)sɛstə
Ancestor definitions
noun
ancestor
ancestors
- a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended
"he could trace his ancestors back to James the First"
- an early type of animal or plant from which others have evolved
"the ancestor of most dolphins is not clear"
- an early version of a machine, system, etc.
"this instrument is an ancestor of the lute"