| NOUN | person | primogenitor, progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line |
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| Meaning | An ancestor in the direct line. | |
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| Synonym | progenitor | |
| Narrower | genitor | A natural father or mother |
| Broader | ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) |
| Spanish | ancestro, antepasado, progenitor | |
| Catalan | progenitor | |
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