progenitor

  • 11progenitor — (Del lat. progignere , engendrar.) ► sustantivo 1 Pariente en línea recta ascendente de una persona. ► sustantivo masculino plural 2 El padre y la madre de una persona: ■ sus progenitores le ayudaron a realizar sus sueños. SINÓNIMO [padres] * * * …

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  • 12progenitor — [[t]proʊʤe̱nɪtə(r)[/t]] progenitors 1) N COUNT: usu with poss A progenitor of someone is a direct ancestor of theirs. [FORMAL] He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua. Syn: forefather 2) N COUNT: usu with poss The progenitor of… …

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  • 13progenitor — progenitorial /proh jen i tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. progenitorship, n. /proh jen i teuhr/, n. 1. a biologically related ancestor: a progenitor of the species. 2. a person or thing that first indicates a direction, originates something, or serves …

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  • 14progenitor — {{#}}{{LM P31795}}{{〓}} {{SynP32558}} {{[}}progenitor{{]}}, {{[}}progenitora{{]}} ‹pro·ge·ni·tor, to·ra› {{《}}▍ s.{{》}} Ascendiente directo de una persona, especialmente referido a los padres. {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}} De progignere (engendrar) …

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  • 15progenitor — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French progenitour, from Latin progenitor, from progignere to beget, from pro forth + gignere to beget more at kin Date: 14th century 1. a. an ancestor in the direct line ; forefather b. a biologically… …

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  • 16Progenitor — Virus T Le Virus T est un virus fictif provenant de la série Resident Evil. Sa particularité est de transformer les êtres humains en zombies cannibales. Créé par Umbrella Corporation, le Virus T est un bactériophage T (virus n infectant que… …

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  • 17progenitor — noun /pɹəʊˈdʒɛn.ɪ.tə,pɹəˈdʒɛn.ə.tə,pɹoʊˈdʒɛn.ɪ.tɚ,pɹəˈdʒɛn.ə.tɚ/ a) A forefather, any of a persons direct ancestors Abraham alias Ibrahim is the progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples. b) An individual from whom one or more people… …

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  • 18progenitor — pro|gen|i|tor [prəuˈdʒenıtə US prouˈdʒenıtər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: progignere to produce young ] 1.) formal someone who first thought of an idea progenitor of ▪ a progenitor of cubism 2.) technical a person or animal that lived in …

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  • 19progenitor — UK [prəʊˈdʒenɪtə(r)] / US [proʊˈdʒenɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms progenitor : singular progenitor plural progenitors very formal 1) a) a person in your family who was born a long time ago b) a parent 2) someone who has the original idea for… …

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  • 20progenitor — [prə(ʊ) dʒɛnɪtə] noun 1》 an ancestor or parent. 2》 the originator of an artistic, political, or intellectual movement. Derivatives progenitorial adjective Origin ME: from OFr. progeniteur, from L. progenitor, from progenit , progignere beget ,… …

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