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forefather

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19
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18
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə/
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/ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə/ · /ˈfɔɹˌfɑːðɚ/

Definition of forefather

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An ancestor.
    “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.”
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noun

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

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Etymology

From Middle English forefader, forfader, vorvader, from Old English forefæder (“forefather”), but possibly also merged with Old Norse forfaðir. Equivalent to fore- + father. Compare Dutch voorvader (“forefather”), German Vorvater, Vorfahr (“forefather”), Danish forfader (“forefather”), Swedish förfader (“forefather”).

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