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Synonyms for ancestral
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : an-ses-truh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ænˈsɛs trəl |
Top 10 synonyms for ancestral
Définition of ancestral
Origin :- 1520s, from Old French ancestrel (Anglo-French auncestrel), from ancestre (see ancestor). Related: Ancestrally.
- adj related to previous family or family trait
- They come from all parts of the world, in an ancestral sense.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- We turn, like loyal disciples of Taine and Sainte-Beuve, to his ancestral stock.
- Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
- "I'll take you up and show you our ancestral hut," declared Bob Martin.
- Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
- Any ancestral quality now lost is lost from the line forever.
- Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
- Here, after eighteen years, was he again in his ancestral home of Marleigh.
- Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
- The ancestral calling of the family probably was that of the carpenter.
- Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 (of 8) » by Various
- Could his fear be attributed to ancestral memory, as Dennison had indicated?
- Extract from : « Equation of Doom » by Gerald Vance
- Ancestral: primitive; inherited from an earlier form or ancestor.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Turn to Aeneas with the gifts you bear to me from your ancestral borders.
- Extract from : « The Aeneid of Virgil » by Virgil
- As for that matter of ancestral dignity, it gave me no trouble.
- Extract from : « Dross » by Henry Seton Merriman
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