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English noun: forefather | |||
| 1. | forefather (person) the founder of a family | ||
| Samples | Keep the faith of our forefathers. | ||
| Synonyms | father, sire | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | patriarch | ||
| 2. | forefather (person) person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group | ||
| Samples | Our forefathers brought forth a great nation. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | predecessor | ||
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