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字源 — meaning in English

zì yuán

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English meaning

  • ancestor noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.

Senses

字源 is used for these senses in English:

  • ancestor (linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.

ancestor — full definition

  1. noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
  2. noun An earlier version or form of something that later developed into its modern form.

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