The strange legend that you will find inscribed by your remote ancestress upon the potsherd was communicated to me by my father on his deathbed, and took a strong hold upon my imagination.
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Ancestress
//ˈæn.sɛs.tɹəs//
Synonyms for "ancestress" (6 found)
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Related words (3)
Noun(1 words)
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Translations
13 translations across 9 languages.
Cornish
1 entries- ragvam noun (female ancestor)
Finnish
1 entries- esiäiti noun (female ancestor)
German
2 entries- Ahnin noun (female ancestor)
- Vorfahrin noun (female ancestor)
Hindi
1 entries- पुरखिन noun (female ancestor)
Latin
1 entries- genetrīx noun (female ancestor)
Māori
1 entries- whāwhārua noun (female ancestor)
Polish
2 entries- antenatka noun (female ancestor)
- przodkini noun (female ancestor)
Portuguese
3 entries- ancestral noun (female ancestor)
- avoenga noun (female ancestor)
- progenitora noun (female ancestor)
Telugu
1 entries- పూర్వికురాలు noun (female ancestor)
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