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ancestress
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ancestress
noun
/ˈænsɛstrɪs/
Ancestors
ancestry
Meaning
a female ancestor; a woman from whom one is descended
Example Sentences
She discovered that her
ancestress
came from a small village in Bengal.
Synonyms
female ancestor, foremother, progenitress, matriarch
Antonyms
descendant, offspring
Collocations
royal ancestress, distant ancestress, maternal ancestress
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