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Meaning of Forefather | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə

Definitions

  1. An ancestor.
  2. A cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.

Equivalents

العربية أب السّلف سلف
Azərbaycanca ata-baba
Български предци
Čeština praotec předek
Dansk ane forfader
Esperanto praulo
Suomi esi-isä
Français aïeul ancêtre
עברית אב
हिन्दी पुरखा पूर्वज
Հայերեն նախահայր
Italiano antenato ascendente avo progenitore
日本語 前任者
Kurdî ane anê
Nederlands voorvader
Português antepassado
Svenska ana förfader
Türkçe ata
Українська пра́щур предок
Tiếng Việt cổ nhân tổ

Examples

“His forefathers had been, as a rule, professional men—physicians and lawyers; his grandfather died under the walls of Chapultepec Castle while twisting a tourniquet for a cursing dragoon; an uncle remained indefinitely at Malvern Hill; an only brother at Montauk Point having sickened in the trenches before Santiago.”

CEFR level

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