Advertisement
Advertisement
ancestor
noun as in predecessor in family
Strongest matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Although the species was probably not the common ancestor to all ecdysozoans, the authors note, the discovery contributes a significant addition to our understanding of the diversity of life before the so-called Cambrian explosion.
Most Nagas now follow Christianity, but their ancestors were animists who followed different birth and death rituals.
It’s that feeling of studying a photo of an ancestor, marveling at their outfit, trying to decipher who they were through each stylistic detail.
Sometimes the influencers revisit the civil war - who won, what happened - and insult their ancestors and even brag about having killed rivals.
The farther generations get from their immigrant ancestors, Meneses said, the more they want to know their Portuguese roots, because it is “something that distinguishes them from others,” he said.
Advertisement
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse