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progenitor

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun progenitor has 1 sense
  1. progenitor, primogenitor - an ancestor in the direct line
    --1 is a kind of ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root
    --1 has particulars: genitor

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Progenitor

Noun

Definition:

A person or thing that serves as a model or precursor of a particular idea, movement, or phenomenon.

Example sentence:

The Beatles are considered the progenitors of modern pop music.

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Noun

Definition:

An ancestor or parent.

Example sentence:

My great-grandfather is my progenitor.

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Adjective

Definition:

Relating to an early stage in evolutionary development; primitive or ancestral.

Example sentence:

The lower organisms in the evolutionary tree are considered the progenitor species.

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Verb

Definition:

Be the source or originator of something.

Example sentence:

His groundbreaking research progenitored a new era of scientific breakthroughs.

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