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ancestor
noun
a
person
in
your
family
who
lived
long
before
you
and
from
whom
you
are
directly
descended
•
Lena
discovered
that
her
great-great
ancestor
fought
in
the
Civil
War
.
Lena
discovered
that
her
great-great
ancestor
fought
in
the
Civil
War
.
•
During
the
festival
,
the
family
lit
candles
to
honor
their
ancestors
.
During
the
festival
,
the
family
lit
candles
to
honor
their
ancestors
.
Middle
English
from
Old
French
ancestre
,
from
Latin
antecessor
meaning
‘
one
who
goes
before
’.
noun
an
earlier
form
or
model
of
an
animal
,
object
,
or
system
from
which
later
ones
have
developed
•
The
telegraph
is
often
considered
an
ancestor
of
the
modern
smartphone
.
The
telegraph
is
often
considered
an
ancestor
of
the
modern
smartphone
.
•
Scientists
believe
this
fossil
fish
is
an
ancestor
of
all
land
animals
.
Scientists
believe
this
fossil
fish
is
an
ancestor
of
all
land
animals
.
By
extension
of
the
family
sense
to
things
or
species
that
come
before
others
in
development
.
