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FOREFATHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The founder of a family
Example:
keep the faith of our forefathers
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("forefather" is a kind of...):
ancestor; antecedent; ascendant; ascendent; root (someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "forefather"):
patriarch (any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group
Example:
our forefathers brought forth a great nation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("forefather" is a kind of...):
predecessor (one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office))
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