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progenitor

[ proh-jen-i-ter ]

noun

  1. a biologically related ancestor:

    a progenitor of the species.

  2. a person or thing that first indicates a direction, originates something, or serves as a model; predecessor; precursor:

    the progenitor of modern painting.



progenitor

/ ±è°ùəʊˈ»åÏôÉ›²Ôɪ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a direct ancestor
  2. an originator or founder of a future development; precursor
“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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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è°ù´Ç·²µ±ð²Ô·¾±Â·³Ù´Ç·°ù¾±Â·²¹±ô [proh-jen-i-, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], adjective
  • ±è°ù´Ç·²µ±ð²Ôi·³Ù´Ç°ù·²õ³ó¾±±è noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of progenitor1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ±è°ùŲµ±ð²Ô¾±³Ù´Ç°ù the founder of a family. See pro- 1, genitor
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of progenitor1

C14: from Latin: ancestor, from pro- 1+ genitor parent, from gignere to beget
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Furthermore, the Midwest broadly has a history of engineering new music to dance to, as queer Black men in Detroit are often uncredited as the progenitors of techno as we understand it today.

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One descendant of our last common ancestor went on to engulf a photosynthetic bacterium, which would then toil away harnessing the power of the sun to fuel this progenitor of all plants.

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Gaga's progenitor, Madonna, is also back in the studio with her Confessions On A Dancefloor partner Stuart Price; while the UK's biggest rapper, Central Cee, is gearing up to release his debut album in January.

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Although he still claims not to know what the term “body horror†means, Cronenberg acknowledges that he’s considered its progenitor and master due to such movies as “Rabid,†“Scanners,†“The Fly†and “Dead Ringers.â€

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With some of the screened AAV variants, the researchers can label progenitor cells at a specific point in time during the circuit's development and follow them to see what neurons they become.

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