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- [proh-jen-i-ter]
- /proʊˈdʒɛn ɪ tər/
- /prəʊˈdʒen.ɪ.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [proh-jen-i-ter]
- /proʊˈdʒɛn ɪ tər/
Definitions of progenitor word
- noun progenitor a biologically related ancestor: a progenitor of the species. 1
- noun progenitor a person or thing that first indicates a direction, originates something, or serves as a model; predecessor; precursor: the progenitor of modern painting. 1
- noun progenitor ancestor 1
- noun progenitor original founder 1
- countable noun progenitor A progenitor of someone is a direct ancestor of theirs. 0
- countable noun progenitor The progenitor of an idea or invention is the person who first thought of it. 0
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Origin of progenitor
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin prōgenitor the founder of a family. See pro-1, genitor
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Parts of speech for Progenitor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
progenitor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
progenitor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for progenitor
noun progenitor
- advertiser — An advertiser is a person or company that pays for a product, event, or job to be advertised in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster.
- 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
- ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
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