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Word: Ancestral
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French ancestrel, from ancestre (see ancestor)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
anˈsɛstr(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:
of, belonging to, or inherited from an ancestor or ancestors
Short Definition:of, belonging to, or inherited from ancestor or ancestors
Examples:- the family's ancestral home
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