PROGENITOR
/pɹəʊˈdʒɛn.ɪ.tə/
13
Scrabble
16
WWF
P(3) R(1) O(1) G(2) E(1) N(1) I(1) T(1) O(1) R(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/pɹəʊˈdʒɛn.ɪ.tə/
noun
- A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
- An individual from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended.“Abraham alias Ibrahim is the progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples.”
- An ancestral form of a species.
- A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.“ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet.”
- Someone who originates something.
Source: Wiktionary
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