HyperDic: progenitor

English > 1 sense of the word progenitor:
NOUNperson progenitor, primogenitoran ancestor in the direct line
progenitor > pronunciation
Soundsprowjheh'nihter
Rhymesabductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...
English > progenitor: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningAn ancestor in the direct line.
Synonymprimogenitor
NarrowergenitorA natural father or mother
Broaderancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, rootsomeone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Spanishancestro, antepasado, progenitor
Catalanprogenitor

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