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Meanings of
ancestors
in inglés
ruso
предок
portugués
ancestral
catalán
ancestre
español
ancestral
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Person from whom another person is descended.
ancestor
ancestress
forebear
ancestresses
lineal descendant
Related terms
kinship
español
ancestral
Usage of
ancestors
in inglés
1
Ten thousand years ago, our
ancestors
made civilization possible by creating agriculture.
2
About two million years ago, our hominin
ancestors
began to change again.
3
While her
ancestors
were concerned with commerce, however, her business is e-commerce.
4
The sequence differences, however, indicate that they are derived from different
ancestors
.
5
Of course, Ramsey's
ancestors
had been outside, freezing in the slaves' quarters.
6
But our
ancestors
'
eventual triumph only altered the balance, not the reality.
7
Straight away he booted up his computer and Googled
'
ancestors
buried house'.
8
Think of the disgrace you'll bring to your family and your
ancestors
.
9
What my
ancestors
held in those regions I cannot hope to regain.
10
Our
ancestors
used not to chew and spit it everywhere unlike today.
11
Maybe his
ancestors
had given him the arguments he needed to make.
12
In truth, our
ancestors
saw him in the worst of all lights.
13
Analysis of genetic coding can reveal the 'ghosts' of long-extinct human
ancestors
.
14
His
ancestors
in Spain had been content the the title of sultan.
15
They rest by the side of their
ancestors
in the priory church.
16
Is there any evidence of it in other animals or our
ancestors
?
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About this term
ancestors
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
own ancestors
remote ancestors
dead ancestors
common ancestors
human ancestors
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Translations for
ancestors
ruso
предок
предки
portugués
ancestral
ancestrais
antepassado
ancestral comum
antepassados
catalán
ancestre
avantpassat
español
ancestral
ascendiente
ancestro
antepasado
Ancestors
through the time
Ancestors
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
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