About The Word Forefather
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Forefather
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What's The Definition Of Forefather?
[n] the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"
[n] person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group; "our forefathers brought forth a great nation" Synonyms | Synonyms for Forefather: father | sire Related Terms | Find terms related to Forefather: See Also | ancestor | antecedent | ascendant | ascendent | patriarch | predecessor | root Forefather In Webster's Dictionary \Fore"fa`ther\ (?; 277), n.
One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any
degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor.
Respecting your forefathers, you would have been taught
to respect yourselves. --Burke.
{Forefathers' Day}, the anniversary of the day (December 21)
on which the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth,
Massachusetts (1620). On account of a mistake in reckoning
the change from Old Style to New Style, it has generally
been celebrated on the 22d.
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