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předek — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ancestor noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
  • antecedent noun In grammar, the word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to.
  • forefather noun An ancestor.
  • front noun The forward-facing part or side of something.
  • progenitor noun A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.

Senses

předek is used for these senses in English:

  • ancestor 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; a forebear.
  • antecedent An ancestor.
  • front The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
  • front The side of a building with the main entrance.
  • progenitor A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.

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.

antecedent — full definition

  1. noun In grammar, the word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to.
  2. noun A thing or event that came before something else and helped lead to it.
  3. adjective Coming before something in time or order.

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