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- Dictionaryancestor/ˈansɛstə/
noun
- 1. a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended: "he could trace his ancestors back to James the First" Similar Opposite
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Learn the meaning of ancestor as a person, plant, or object related to something existing at a later point in time. Find out how to use ancestor in a sentence, compare it with descendant, and discover related words and phrases.
The meaning of ANCESTOR is one from whom a person is descended and who is usually more remote in the line of descent than a grandparent. How to use ancestor in a sentence.
Learn the meaning of 'ancestor' as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, pronunciation, and examples. Find out how to use 'ancestor' in different contexts, such as family history, biology, and law.
Biology. the actual or hypothetical form or stock from which an organism has developed or descended. an object, idea, style, or occurrence serving as a prototype, forerunner, or inspiration to a later one: The balloon is an ancestor of the modern dirigible.
Definition of ancestor noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. A person from whom one is descended, especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear. 2. A forerunner or predecessor. 3. Law The person from whom an estate has been inherited. 4. Biology The actual or hypothetical organism or stock from which later kinds evolved.
So, an ancestor is someone who has gone before us. Evolutionary biologists have advanced the theory that all life on earth descends from a common ancestor. Ancestor can also mean "prototype" or "forerunner." The abacus is a distant ancestor of today's supercomputers.
