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   ancestral

   /anˈsɛstr(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. of, belonging to, or inherited from an ancestor or ancestors: "the family's ancestral home"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French ancestrel, from ancestre (see ancestor).

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   • 1. ancestrally adverb

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   What does ancestral mean?

   • ancestral… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! ANCESTRAL definition: 1. relating to members of your family from the past: 2. relating to members of your family from…. Learn more.

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   How do you use ancestral in a sentence?

   • You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time. ...the family's ancestral home in southern Germany. ...the ancestral portraits in the hallway. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1.

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   What does ancestor mean?

   • An ancestor or forbear . ( India, law) A descendant of one's ancestors. An elderly relative. ( biology) A genetic precursor . A forerunner; One who was involved in an earlier version of something. An earlier version of something. The spirit of one's ancestor . One who follows, honors, or is attracted to an ancestral tradition .

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   What is an ancestral home?

   • an ancestral home. serving as a forerunner, prototype, or inspiration. logic a relation that holds between x and y if there is a chain of instances of a given relation leading from x to y. Thus the ancestral of parent of is ancestor of, since x is the ancestor of y if and only if x is a parent of…a parent of…a parent of y

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     ANCESTRAL meaning: 1. relating to members of your family...

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     ancestral definicja: 1. relating to members of your family...

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   Ancestral definition: pertaining to ancestors; descending or claimed from ancestors. See examples of ANCESTRAL used in a sentence.

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   adjective. of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor. adjective. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent. “ ancestral home”. “ ancestral lore”. synonyms: hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible. heritable, inheritable. capable of being inherited.

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   Ancestral means connected with or that belonged to people in your family who lived a long time ago. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.

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    Jun 3, 2024 · Ancestral means of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by an ancestor or ancestors. It can also be a noun for an ancestor, a genetic precursor, or a forerunner. See etymology, pronunciation, and translations in different languages.