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ancestor
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural ancestors
plural ancestors
Learner's definition of ANCESTOR
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1
: a person who was in someone's family in past times : one of the people from whom a person is descended祖先；祖宗
- My ancestors came to America during the 1800s.我的祖先19世纪初来到美国。
- Her ancestors were great sea captains.她的祖上是了不起的航海船长。
2
: an animal in the past from which a modern animal developed（动物的）原种
- an ancient animal that was the ancestor of the modern horse作为现代马的原种的一种古代动物
3
: something in the past from which something else has developed原型；雏形
- The museum included an exhibit showing ancestors of the modern computer.博物馆的展览包括现代计算机原型的展示。
- several languages that are derived from a common ancestor几种同源的语言
- Latin is the ancestor of Italian and French.拉丁语是意大利语和法语的始祖。
ancestor
noun
an·ces·tor ˈan-ˌse-stər 
also -sə-
Example Sentences
My ancestors came to America during the 1800s. Her ancestors were great sea captains. an ancient animal that was the ancestor of the modern horse The museum included an exhibit showing ancestors of the modern computer. several languages that are derived from a common ancestor Latin is the ancestor of Italian and French. See More
Recent Examples on the Web These similarities indicate that these areas of the brain may be evolutionarily conserved, or stayed comparable over the course of evolution, and that the neocortex of mammals may have an ancestor cell type in the telencephalon of amphibians. 
Ashley Maynard, The Conversation, 1 Sep. 2022 One theory is that the symbiotic nitrogen relationship started out long ago as a bacterial infection, and those ancestor plants derived a benefit that was carried through to future generations. Matt Simon, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2022 Jenna Coleman plays occult detective Johanna Constantine, as well as the character's 18th century ancestor. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2022 Where early medieval legends sought to cast Celtic-speaking Britons favorably, the Tudor monarchs, who came to power in the late 15th century, claimed Arthur as a direct ancestor, deriving from him the right to rule the nation. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Cregan is the son of Rickon Stark and another ancestor of Ned Stark. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2022 The Blackhawks have the same name as a local casino and clinic — named after tribal ancestor Black Hawk. Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2022 Previous research suggested that L. robustus evolved from a smaller Asian ancestor species and was too large and heavy to fly. David Bressan, Forbes, 15 July 2022 The fossil, unearthed in Yunnan Province in southwest China, belonged to a panda ancestor known as Ailurarctos. Katie Hunt, CNN, 30 June 2022 See More
Ashley Maynard, The Conversation, 1 Sep. 2022 One theory is that the symbiotic nitrogen relationship started out long ago as a bacterial infection, and those ancestor plants derived a benefit that was carried through to future generations. Matt Simon, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2022 Jenna Coleman plays occult detective Johanna Constantine, as well as the character's 18th century ancestor. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2022 Where early medieval legends sought to cast Celtic-speaking Britons favorably, the Tudor monarchs, who came to power in the late 15th century, claimed Arthur as a direct ancestor, deriving from him the right to rule the nation. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Cregan is the son of Rickon Stark and another ancestor of Ned Stark. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2022 The Blackhawks have the same name as a local casino and clinic — named after tribal ancestor Black Hawk. Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2022 Previous research suggested that L. robustus evolved from a smaller Asian ancestor species and was too large and heavy to fly. David Bressan, Forbes, 15 July 2022 The fossil, unearthed in Yunnan Province in southwest China, belonged to a panda ancestor known as Ailurarctos. Katie Hunt, CNN, 30 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English ancestre, from Anglo-French, from Latin antecessor predecessor, from antecedere to go before, from ante- + cedere to go
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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The first known use of ancestor was in the 14th century Phrases Containing ancestor
noun
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