Meaning & Definition of Ancestor in English
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Ancestor
/ænsɛstər/
noun
1. Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
synonym:
- ancestor,
- ascendant,
- ascendent,
- antecedent,
- root
Examples of using
We did not evolve from monkeys. We share a common ancestor.
All humans on Earth are descended from a common ancestor.
Don't be ridiculous! We are not descended from apes, we only have a common ancestor.