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ancestor meaning in Tamil

முன்னோர்

UK/ˈæn.sɛs.tə//ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/

ancestor in Tamil: முன்னோர், மூதாதையர், குலமுதல்வர். In English, ancestor means one from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

Tamil words for ancestor

முன்னோர், மூதாதையர், குலமுதல்வர்

English meaning of ancestor

  1. noun One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
  2. noun An earlier type; a progenitor.
  3. noun One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
  4. noun One who had the same role or function in former times.

Full definition of ancestor

ancestor in a sentence

  • This fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.

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Questions about ancestor in Tamil

What is the meaning of ancestor in Tamil?
Ancestor in Tamil is முன்னோர், மூதாதையர், குலமுதல்வர்.
ancestor என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Ancestor: முன்னோர், மூதாதையர், குலமுதல்வர்.
What does ancestor mean in English?
Ancestor means one from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: ancestor (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: ancestor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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