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primogenitor

pri·mo·gen·i·tor
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prahy-muh-jen-i-ter]
    • /ˌpraɪ məˈdʒɛn ɪ tər/
    • /ˌpraɪ.məʊ.ˈdʒe.nɪ.tə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prahy-muh-jen-i-ter]
    • /ˌpraɪ məˈdʒɛn ɪ tər/

Definitions of primogenitor word

  • noun primogenitor a first parent or earliest ancestor: Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race. 1
  • noun primogenitor a forefather or ancestor. 1
  • noun primogenitor a forefather; ancestor 0
  • noun primogenitor an earliest parent or ancestor, as of a race 0
  • noun primogenitor the earliest ancestor of a family, race, etc. 0
  • noun primogenitor an ancestor 0
See all 6 definitions of primogenitor

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Origin of primogenitor

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; < Late Latin prīmōgenitor ancestor, equivalent to Latin prīmō at first + genitor genitor

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Parts of speech for Primogenitor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Primogenitor

primogenitor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

primogenitor usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for primogenitor

noun primogenitor

  • ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
  • ancestry — Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people.
  • antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
  • begetter — The begetter of something has caused this thing to come into existence.
  • forefather — an ancestor.
All 10 Synonyms of primogenitor

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