Definition of progenitor Progenitor
/pɹowʤɛˈnɪtɚ/ - [prowjeniter] - pro•gen•i•tor
We found 11 definitions of progenitor from 5 different sources.
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What does progenitor mean?
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NounPlural: progenitors |
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| progenitor - an ancestor in the direct line | ||
| primogenitor | ||
| ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||
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- progenitor (Noun)
A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors. - progenitor (Noun)
An individual from whom one or more people dynasty, tribe, nation... are descended. - progenitor (Noun)
An ancestral form of a species. - progenitor (Noun)
A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model. - progenitor (Noun)
Someone who originates something. - progenitor (Noun)
A founder.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- progenitor (n.)
An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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progenitor
Person from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any number of generations. -
progenitor
An ancestral form of a species.
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🔤- progenitor, noun, singular of progenitors.
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