progenitor

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /pɹəʊˈdʒɛn.ɪ.tə/, /pɹəˈdʒɛn.ə.tə/
  • (US) IPA: /pɹoʊˈdʒɛn.ɪ.tɚ/, /pɹəˈdʒɛn.ə.tɚ/

[edit] Noun

Singular
progenitor

Plural
progenitors

progenitor (plural progenitors)

  1. Any of a person's direct ancestors; an individual from whom one or more people are descended.
    Abraham is the progenitor of both the Jewish and Arabic people.
  2. A predecessor of something.
    ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet.
  3. Someone who originates or founds something.

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

any of a person's direct ancestors
a predecessor of something
someone who originates or founds something
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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

progenitor m. (feminine progenitora, plural progenitores)

  1. progenitor
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