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   ancestral

   /anˈsɛstr(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. of, belonging to, or inherited from an ancestor or ancestors: "the family's ancestral home"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French ancestrel, from ancestre (see ancestor).

   Derivatives

   • 1. ancestrally adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ancestralAncestral Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ANCESTRAL is of, relating to, or inherited from an ancestor. How to use ancestral in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishANCESTRAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective [ before noun ] uk / ænˈses.trəl / us / ænˈses.trəl / Add to word list. relating to members of your family from the past: an ancestral home. ancestral rights. See. ancestor. Fewer examples. Her musical gifts are a kind of ancestral heritage passed to her from her grandmother.

4. www.science.org › content › articleWhere did India’s people come from? Massive genetic study reveals...

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   Mar 4, 2024 · In the largest ever modern whole-genome analysis from South Asia—published as a preprint last month on bioRxiv—researchers reveal new details about the origin of India’s Iranian ancestry and when ancient hunter-gatherers settled the region.

5. www.genome.gov › dna-day › 15-waysHuman Origins and Ancestry - National Human Genome Research...

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   Jan 19, 2022 · Human Origins and Ancestry. Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible. Introduction. Did you know that your genome helps uncover the history of your ancestors, both near and distant?

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   Ancestral definition: pertaining to ancestors; descending or claimed from ancestors. See examples of ANCESTRAL used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishancestral adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   connected with or that belonged to people in your family who lived a long time ago. her ancestral home

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishANCESTRAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › ancestral_adjancestral, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   Where does the adjective ancestral come from? Earliest known use. Middle English. The earliest known use of the adjective ancestral is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for ancestral is from around 1463–5, in Rolls of Parliament: Edward IV. ancestral is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French auncestrel.

10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ancestralAncestral - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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    Ancestral things have been around so long that they once belonged to your ancestors, the family members who lived before your grandparents were born. Your ancestral home is the place your great-grandparents or great-great-uncle once lived.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishANCESTRY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    ANCESTRY definition: 1. your ancestors who lived a long time ago, or the origin of your family: 2. your ancestors who…. Learn more.