Forebear

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  • noun. A person from whom one is descended; an ancestor. synonym: ancestor.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who has existed before another; an ancestor; a forefather.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An ancestor. See forbear.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An ancestor.
  • verb. Obsolete spelling of forbear.
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  • noun. a person from whom you are descended
    • Word Usage
    "The Woking-based outfit, who have been dubbed the 'British super-team' since reigning world champion Jenson Button joined their ranks alongside his title forebear Lewis Hamilton, became only the second of the 2010 F1 entries to officially launch their new car."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ancestor  antecedent  ascendant  ascendent  root  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    grandparent  great grandparent  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ancestor  ancestry  episcopate  forefather  hunter-gatherer  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ancestor  
    variant
    forbear  
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