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▸ noun: A person from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation…) are descended.
▸ noun: (biology) An ancestral form of a species.
▸ noun: (figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
▸ noun: (figuratively) Someone who originates something.
▸ noun: A founder.
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primogenitor,
ancestor,
father,
progenitrix,
auncestor,
forefather,
grandfather,
forthfather,
foreparent,
forebearer,
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