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Meaning of Ancestress | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈæn.sɛs.tɹəs

Definitions

A female ancestor.

dated

Equivalents

العربية السّلف
Bosanski pramajka прамајка
Čeština pramáti
Deutsch Ahnin Stammmutter Vorfahrin
Suomi esiäiti
हिन्दी पुरखिन
Hrvatski pramajka прамајка
Latina genetrīx
Polski antenatka przodkini
Português ancestral avoenga progenitora
Српски pramajka прамајка
తెలుగు పూర్వికురాలు

Examples

“The strange legend that you will find inscribed by your remote ancestress upon the potsherd was communicated to me by my father on his deathbed, and took a strong hold upon my imagination.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Ancestresses Ancestries ancestrix ancestrula Ancestry Anch'ing

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