About The Word Progenitor
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Progenitor
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What's The Definition Of Progenitor?
[n] an ancestor in the direct line
Synonyms | Synonyms for Progenitor: primogenitor Related Terms | Find terms related to Progenitor: See Also | ancestor | antecedent | ascendant | ascendent | genitor | root Progenitor In Webster's Dictionary \Pro*gen"i*tor\, n. [OF. progeniteur, L. progenitor,
fr. progignere, progenitum, to bring forth, to beget; pro
forth + gignere to beget. See {Gender} kind.]
An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.
And reverence thee their great progenitor. --Milton.
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