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progenitor
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Noun
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
先祖、直系の祖先 / 家系、部族、国家などの起源となる個体 / （生物学において）種の祖先となる形態や個体
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A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors. / An individual from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended. / (biology) An ancestral form of a species.
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progenitor
She traced her family line back to a single progenitor who settled the valley centuries ago.
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She traced her family line back to a single progenitor who settled the valley centuries ago.
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