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progenitor Definition


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progenitor
noun
    1. An ancestor, forebear or forefather.
      Thesaurus: ancestor, parent, father, mother, forefather, predecessor, procreator, begetter forebear.
    2. The founder or originator of a movement, etc.
      Thesaurus: parent, father, mother, founder, architect, originator, instigator.
Etymology: 14c: Latin, from progignere to beget.



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