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forefather
[ fawr-fah-ther, fohr- ]
forefather
/ ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə /
noun
- an ancestor, esp a male
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Derived Forms
- ˈforeˌfatherly, adjective
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Other Words From
- forefather·ly adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of forefather1
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Example Sentences
Ancestor, an′ses-tur, n. one from whom a person has descended: a forefather:—fem.
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The oldest and best of all Sanskrit dramas, Hanuman-Natak, is ascribed to this talented forefather of ours.
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It is your own forefather, MacIan with the broken sword, bleeding without hope at Culloden.
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I will not permit you, Captain Roland, to rob me of either forefather, either train of idea.
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Forefather's day was observed by the Nashville churches in the theological hall of Fisk University.
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