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forebear

 [fawr-bair, fohr-]   Origin

fore·bear

   [fawr-bair, fohr-]
noun
Usually, forebears. ancestors; forefathers.
Also, forbear.

Origin:
1425–75; Middle English (Scots), equivalent to fore- fore- + -bear being, variant of beer; see be, -er1
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forebear or forbear (ˈfɔːˌbɛə)
 
—n
an ancestor; forefather
 
forbear or forbear
 
—n

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forebear
see forbear. Related: Forebearance; forebears.
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