Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A direct ancestor. synonym: ancestor.
- noun An originator of a line of descent; a precursor.
- noun An originator; a founder.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather; a parent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
forefather , any of a person'sdirect ancestors - noun An
individual from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended. - noun biology An
ancestral form of aspecies - noun figuratively A
predecessor of something, especially if also aprecursor ormodel . - noun figuratively Someone who
originates something. - noun A
founder
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an ancestor in the direct line
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Another obvious literary progenitor is Cormac McCarthy: Reading "Smonk" conjured up the memory of murderous necrophile Lester Ballard from McCarthy's "Child of God."
Around & About 2006
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The progenitor is a crook named Armen Boladian who forged George Clinton's signature on an assignment of copyright and has now become a one-man lawsuit factory who threatens legal action against the entire hip-hop world (avid Clinton samplers) unless they pay him tribute.
Boing Boing: November 12, 2006 - November 18, 2006 Archives 2006
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Another obvious literary progenitor is Cormac McCarthy: Reading "Smonk" conjured up the memory of murderous necrophile Lester Ballard from McCarthy's "Child of God."
September 2006 2006
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Male pattern baldness: A decline in activity by a special type of stem cell, known as a progenitor cell, found in human hair follicles appears to be responsible for male pattern baldness, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Getting Closer to the Root of What Causes Baldness Ann Lukits 2011
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Doctors will inject a derivative of stem cells, called progenitor cells, that manufacture myelin, the substance that coats the long, spindly projections on nerve cells, much the same way that insulation coats electrical wires.
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NICHOLAS CHRONOS, SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL: The earlier cells that what are called progenitor cells, and they appear to be on the route to become muscle cells.
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CHRONOS: The earlier cells that are what are called progenitor cells, and they appear to be on the route to become muscle cells.
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You have been called the progenitor of the modern African novel, and Things Fall Apart has maintained its resonance in the decades since it was written.
An African Voice 2000
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You have been called the progenitor of the modern African novel, and Things Fall Apart has maintained its resonance in the decades since it was written.
An African Voice 2000
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You have been called the progenitor of the modern African novel, and Things Fall Apart has maintained its resonance in the decades since it was written.
An African Voice 2000
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