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Complete Definition of "progenitor"

English
Noun
en-noun

  1. any of a person's direct ancestors
  2. a predecessor of something, e.g. "wikipedia:ARPANET|ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet."
  3. someone who originates or founds something

Translations

Dutch: [1] voorouder, voorvader, [2] stichter, grondlegger
Italian: [1] progenitore m [2] precursore m
Russian: п�а�оди�ел� (prarodít'el') m

Derived terms
legendary progenitor

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