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- [an-ses-ter or, esp. British, -suh-ster]
- /ˈæn sɛs tər or, esp. British, -sə stər/
- /ˈæn.ses.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [an-ses-ter or, esp. British, -suh-ster]
- /ˈæn sɛs tər or, esp. British, -sə stər/
Definitions of ancestor word
- countable noun ancestor Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended. 3
- countable noun ancestor An ancestor of something modern is an earlier thing from which it developed. 3
- noun ancestor a person from whom another is directly descended, esp someone more distant than a grandparent; forefather 3
- noun ancestor an early type of animal or plant from which a later, usually dissimilar, type has evolved 3
- noun ancestor a person or thing regarded as a forerunner of a later person or thing 3
- noun ancestor any person from whom one is descended, esp. one earlier in a family line than a grandparent; forefather; forebear 3
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Origin of ancestor
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English ancestre < Old French (with t developed between s and r) < Latin antecessor antecessor
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Parts of speech for Ancestor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ancestor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ancestor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ancestor
noun ancestor
- forebear — Usually, forebears. ancestors; forefathers.
- founder — a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc.
- forefather — an ancestor.
- antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
- ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
Antonyms for ancestor
noun ancestor
- descendant — Someone's descendants are the people in later generations who are related to them.
- successor — a person or thing that succeeds or follows.
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