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progenitor(origin, kin, descent, background)
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father(kin, precede, paternity)
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predecessor(kin, precede, antecedent, ancestor)
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ancestor(kin, precede, predecessor)
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forebear(origin, kin, descent, background)
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precursor(origin, descent, background, antecedent)
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sire(father, paternity)
12
primogenitor(origin, descent, background, antecedent)
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antecedent(adjective, origin, kin, descent)
10
parent(kin, precede, paternity)
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ascendant(kin, precede, antecedent, ancestor)
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forerunner(origin, descent, background, antecedent)
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grandfather
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begetter
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dad(person, individual, antecedent, ancestor)
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founder(originator, prototype, antecedent, organizer)
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patriarch
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procreator(paternity, ancestor)
3
creator
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forebearer
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