avus — 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.
- grandfather noun The father of one's mother or father.
Senses
avus 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 — full definition
- noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
- noun An earlier version or form of something that later developed into its modern form.
grandfather — full definition
- noun The father of one's mother or father.
- verb To exempt someone or something from a new rule because they were already operating under the old one.