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an·ces·tral 
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| 1. | pertaining to ancestors; descending or claimed from ancestors: an ancestral home. |
| 2. | serving as a forerunner, prototype, or inspiration. |
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ancestral
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| an·ces·tral
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adj. Of, relating to, or evolved from an ancestor or ancestors. an·ces'tral·ly adv. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| ancestral | |
adjective | |
| 1. | inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition" |
| 2. | of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Ancestral
An*ces"tral\ (?; 277), a. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate. "Ancestral trees." --Hemans.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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