Do you know your forefather?
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Forefather
/ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə/
Synonyms for "forefather" (21 found)
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Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
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Noun(7 words)
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5 entriesancestral forefatherforefather of civilizationforefather of sciencegreat forefatherpatriarchal forefather
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3 entriesTranslations
3 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- предтеча noun (cultural ancestor)
Czech
1 entries- praotec noun (cultural ancestor)
Khiamniungan Naga
1 entries- pàusǜpòu noun (cultural ancestor)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The team then was able to find the first evidence of a common amphibious forefather of modern sea cows, hyraxes and elephants that lived 65 million years ago in shallow African waters.
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Abraham was correct and the forefather of many.
Source: tatoeba (13242931)
Abraham was the common forefather of the Jews and Arabs.
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