Meaning forefather
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"ancestor," c. 1300, from fore- + father (n.); perhaps modeled on or modified from Old Norse forfaðir. Similar formation in Dutch voorvader, German Vorvater, Danish forfædre (Old English had [..]
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n. An ancestor.
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(n) the founder of a family(n) person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group
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Ancestor.Ancestor|Wp *nn|forfader|m (antepassado,m) * Russian: (???????), (????????????,m), (???????,m), (????????,m) * Spanish: (ancestro,m), (antepasado,m), (ascendiente,m), (predeces [..]
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