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ancestral

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized
ænˈsɛs.təɹ.əl

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
    not-comparable
  2. Atavistic, ancestral.

Equivalents

Españolancestralatávico
Françaisancestral
Deutschangestammt
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Examples

“an ancestral estate”
“one’s ancestral home”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

ancestrial ancestrian anchal anchialine anchieutectic anchihaline

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