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ancestrally

UK/ænˈsɛstɹəli/

ancestrally adverb: pertaining to ancestry.

Adverb

ancestrally (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to ancestry.

Origin of ancestrally

From ancestral + -ly.

Questions about ancestrally

What does ancestrally mean?
Ancestrally means pertaining to ancestry.
What part of speech is ancestrally?
Ancestrally is an adverb.
How do you pronounce ancestrally?
Ancestrally is pronounced /ænˈsɛstɹəli/ (UK).

Words near ancestrally in the dictionary

  1. ancestral temples
  2. ancestralism
  3. ancestralities
  4. ancestrality
  5. ancestrall
  6. ancestrally
  7. ancestrals
  8. ancestress
  9. ancestresses
  10. ancestrial
  11. ancestrian

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