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progenitor definition

pro·geni·tor (prō jen′ə tər, prə-; -tôr′)

noun

  1. a forefather; ancestor in direct line
  2. a source from which something develops; originator or precursor

Etymology: ME progenitour < MFr progeniteur < pp. of progignere, to beget < pro-, forth + gignere, to beget: see pro- & genus

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