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праоте́ц — meaning in English

praotets

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English meaning

  • ancestor noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
  • forefather noun A member of your family who lived a long time before you.

Senses

праоте́ц 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.
  • forefather 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.

forefather — full definition

  1. noun A member of your family who lived a long time before you.
  2. noun A person seen as the founder of an idea, tradition, or movement.
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