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Progenitor - What does it mean?

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progenitor

English

Alternative forms

* progenitour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
  • An individual from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended.
    • ''Abraham alias Ibrahim is the progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples.
  • (biology) An ancestral form of a species
  • (figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
    • was the progenitor of the Internet.
  • (figuratively) Someone who originates something.
  • A founder.

    • Derived terms

    * legendary progenitor

    Related terms

    * progeny

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.