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πρόγονος — meaning in English

progonos

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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.
  • progenitor noun A direct ancestor of a person, such as a parent or grandparent.
  • stepchild noun The child of one's husband or wife from an earlier relationship.
  • stepson noun A boy or man who is the son of your spouse from an earlier relationship.

Senses

πρόγονος 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.
  • ancestor An earlier type; a progenitor
  • antecedent An ancestor.
  • progenitor A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
  • progenitor A person from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation…) are descended.
  • stepchild The child of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
  • stepson The son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.

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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