progenitor

progenitor
m.
progenitor, father, forefather, parent.
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progenitor
nombre masculino,nombre femenino
1 (padre) father; (madre) mother
nombre masculino plural progenitores
1 parents
* * *
progenitor, -a
SM / F (=antepasado) ancestor; (=padre) father/mother pl progenitores hum parents
* * *
-tora masculino, femenino
a) (antepasado) ancestor
b) (frml) (m) (padre) father; (f) (madre) mother
* * *
= progenitor, ancestor, forefather.
Ex. These shifts were actually adaptations to events that altered the environmental conditions in which our progenitors lived.
Ex. The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.
Ex. I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.
* * *
-tora masculino, femenino
a) (antepasado) ancestor
b) (frml) (m) (padre) father; (f) (madre) mother
* * *
= progenitor, ancestor, forefather.

Ex: These shifts were actually adaptations to events that altered the environmental conditions in which our progenitors lived.

Ex: The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.
Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.

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progenitor -tora
masculine, feminine
1 (antepasado) ancestor
2 (frml o hum) (masculine) (padre) father; (feminine) (madre) mother
¿cómo están las cosas con tus progenitores? (hum); how are things with your parents o (colloq) your folks?
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progenitor
-tora sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) (antepasado) ancestor

b) (frml) (m) (padre) father;

(f) (madre) mother
progenitor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (padre) father
(madre) mother
2 progenitores, parents
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Spanish:
progenitora
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progenitor, -ora nm,f
father, f mother;
progenitores parents
* * *
progenitor
m, progenitora f ancestor;
progenitores pl parents
* * *
progenitor, -tora n
antepasado: ancestor, progenitor

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  • Progenitor — Pro*gen i*tor, n. [OF. progeniteur, L. progenitor, fr. progignere, progenitum, to bring forth, to beget; pro forth + gignere to beget. See {Gender} kind.] An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather. [1913 Webster] And reverence thee their great …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • progenitor — PROGENITÓR s. m. (biol.) strămoş, străbun. (< engl., lat. progenitor) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • progenitor — late 14c., from Anglo Fr. progenitour (mid 14c.), O.Fr. progeniteur, from L. progenitorem (nom. progenitor) ancestor, agent noun from progenitus, pp. of progignere (see PROGENY (Cf. progeny)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • progenitor — progenitor, ra (Del lat. progenĭtor, ōris). 1. m. y f. Pariente en línea recta ascendente de una persona. 2. m. pl. El padre y la madre …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • progenitor — 1. padre o antepasado. 2. alguien o algo que origina o precede; precursor. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • progenitor — I noun ancestor, antecedent, antecessor, begettor, forebear, forefather, foregoer, forerunner, genitor, origin, parens, parent, precursor, predecessor, primogenitor, procreator, sire, source II index ancestor, ascendant, derivation …   Law dictionary

  • progenitor — |ô| s. m. 1. Ascendente; procriador, pai. • progenitores s. m. pl. 2. Pais, avós, antepassados …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • progenitor — *ancestor, forefather, forebear Antonyms: progeny …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • progenitor — ► NOUN 1) an ancestor or parent. 2) the originator of an artistic, political, or intellectual movement. DERIVATIVES progenitorial adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from progignere beget …   English terms dictionary

  • progenitor — [prō jen′ə tər, prəjen′ə tər; prō jen′ətôr΄, prə jen′ətôr΄] n. [ME progenitour < MFr progeniteur < pp. of progignere, to beget < pro , forth + gignere, to beget: see PRO 2 & GENUS] 1. a forefather; ancestor in direct line 2. a source… …   English World dictionary

  • progenitor — (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] * * * …   Enciclopedia Universal

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