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ancestor noun

  /ˈæn.sɛs.tə/ , /ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/
  • One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
 祖先, 先祖
  • An earlier type; a progenitor
 祖先
  • (linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
 語源
ancestor worship
祖先崇拝
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