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   forebear

   /ˈfɔːbɛː/

   noun

   • 1. an ancestor: "generations of his forebears had lived in London"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from fore + bear, variant of obsolete beer ‘someone who exists’ (from be + -er1).

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • F

     4

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

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