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an·ces·tral
(ăn-sĕs′trəl)adj.
Of, relating to, or evolved from an ancestor or ancestors.
an·ces′tral·ly adv.
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ancestral
(ænˈsɛstrəl)adj
of, inherited from, or derived from ancestors: his ancestral home.
n
(Logic) logic a relation that holds between x and y if there is a chain of instances of a given relation leading from x to y. Thus the ancestral of parent of is ancestor of, since x is the ancestor of y if and only if x is a parent of…a parent of…a parent of y
anˈcestrally adv
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an•ces•tral
(ænˈsɛs trəl)adj.
1. pertaining to ancestors; descending or claimed from ancestors.
2. serving as a forerunner or inspiration.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French]
an•ces′tral•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | ancestral - inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" heritable, inheritable - capable of being inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title" |
2. | ancestral - of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor |
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ancestral
adjective inherited, hereditary, patriarchal, antecedent, forefatherly, genealogical, lineal, ancestorial the family's ancestral home
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ancestral
adjectiveOf or from one's ancestors:
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Translations
خاص بِالسَّلَف أو الأجْداد
po předcích
for-/ættfeîra-
po predkoch
atalara ait
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ancestral
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ancestral
[ænˈsɛstr/əl] adj (of family) → avito/a; (of former times) → ancestrale, atavico/aancestral home → casa avita
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ancestor
(ˈӕnsistə) , ((American) -ses-) – feminine ˈancestress – noun a person who was a member of one's family a long time ago and from whom one is descended.
anˈcestral (-ˈses-) adjectiveˈancestry – plural ˈancestries – noun
a line of ancestors coming down to one's parents. He is of noble ancestry.
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