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forefather

[ fawr-fah-ther, fohr- ]

noun

  1. an ancestor.

    Synonyms: , , ,



forefather

/ 藞蹿蓴藧藢蹿蓱藧冒蓹 /

noun

  1. an ancestor, esp a male
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蹿辞谤别藢蹿补迟丑别谤濒测, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蹿辞谤别顎僨补顎卼丑别谤路濒测 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of forefather1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300, forefather is from the Middle English word forefader. See fore-, father
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As the forefather of 'juego de posicion', the 'positional play' that has dominated world football since his Barcelona side won everything 15 years ago, this is a sizeable admission.

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"The house bears the footprints of my forefathers 鈥 the house to me is on hallowed ground."

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He fears having to sell off parts of his family's 700-acre hill farm near Bridgend to afford a future tax bill, saying his forefathers would be "turning in their graves".

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His ability to take bold, audacious business risks informed a high-profile acquisition strategy that kept the salt-to-steel conglomerate founded 155 years ago by his forefathers relevant after India liberalised its economy in the 1990s.

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The new version of 鈥淐riminal Minds,鈥 fittingly subtitled 鈥淓volution,鈥 which recently completed its second season on Paramount+, follows its CBS forefather in being a show about criminal profilers.

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