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ancestral

[ an-ses-truhl ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to ancestors; descending or claimed from ancestors:

    an ancestral home.

  2. serving as a forerunner, prototype, or inspiration.


ancestral

/ æˈɛٰə /

adjective

  1. of, inherited from, or derived from ancestors

    his ancestral home

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. logic a relation that holds between x and y if there is a chain of instances of a given relation leading from x to y. Thus the ancestral of parent of is ancestor of, since x is the ancestor of y if and only if x is a parent of…a parent of…a parent of y
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·t· adverb
  • ԴDza·t adjective
  • non·t· adverb
  • d··t adjective
  • pseudo··t· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ancestral1

1425–75; late Middle English aunce ( s ) trel < Middle French, equivalent to ancestre ancestor + -el -al 1
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Example Sentences

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The project seeks to raise awareness and preserve these ancestral practices, which involve hours of meticulous work often overlooked in the textile industry.

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With a 2014 agreement, the New Zealand government opened the way to Tūhoe managing their ancestral lands according to their cultural values.

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The L.A. metro area has more foreign-born residents than any city but New York, many of whom go back and forth to their ancestral countries with some regularity.

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And it’s important for Lee to carry their child with her eggs because “it’s continuing that ancestral line,” adds Gladstone.

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By restoring these animals they both treasured to their ancestral land, they would work together toward a shared purpose.

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