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1913
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Ancestress
An′ces-tress
,
Noun.
A female ancestor.
Definition
2024
ancestress
ancestress
English
Noun
ancestress
(
plural
ancestresses
,
masculine
ancestor
)
female
ancestor
Translations
female ancestor
Finnish:
esiäiti
(fi)
Latin:
genetrix
f
Maori:
whāwhārua
Portuguese:
ancestral
(pt)
f
,
progenitora
(pt)
f
,
avoenga
f
Etymology
ancestor
+
-ess
Pronunciation
enPR
:
ănʹsĕs-trəs
, IPA
(key)
:
/ˈæn.sɛs.trəs/
or
enPR
:
ănʹsĕs-trĭs
, IPA
(key)
:
/ˈæn.sɛs.trɪs/
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