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antepassado — 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.
  • ancestral adj Belonging to, inherited from, or associated with one's ancestors.
  • antecedent noun In grammar, the word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to.
  • forefather noun A member of your family who lived a long time before you.

Senses

antepassado 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.
  • ancestral Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
  • antecedent An ancestor.

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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