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Progenitor

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
2.NounA person from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation…) are descended.
"Abraham, alias Ibrahim, is the presumed progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples."
3.NounAn ancestral form of a species.
4.NounA predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
"ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet.; Are neural progenitor cells infected by Zika virus?"
5.NounSomeone who originates something.
6.NounA founder.
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