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Definitions

materfamilias

[mey-ter-fuh-mil-ee-uhs] / ˌmeɪ tər fəˈmɪl i əs /

NOUN

forebearer

Synonyms

WEAK

ancestor antecedent ascendant author begetter forerunner founder matriarch originator parent paterfamilias patriarch precursor primogenitor procreator progenitor relative sire

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