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progenitor meaning in Tamil

பெற்றோர்

/pɹəʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪ.tə/US/pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪ.tɚ/

progenitor in Tamil: பெற்றோர், முன்னோர், மூதாதையர், நேர் மூதாதையர். In English, progenitor means a forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.

Tamil words for progenitor

பெற்றோர், முன்னோர், மூதாதையர், நேர் மூதாதையர்

English meaning of progenitor

  1. noun A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
  2. noun A person from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation…) are descended.
  3. noun An ancestral form of a species.
  4. noun A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.

Full definition of progenitor

progenitor in a sentence

  • Abraham, alias Ibrahim, is the presumed progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples.
  • ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet.
  • Are neural progenitor cells infected by Zika virus?

Synonyms of progenitor

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Questions about progenitor in Tamil

What is the meaning of progenitor in Tamil?
Progenitor in Tamil is பெற்றோர், முன்னோர், மூதாதையர், நேர் மூதாதையர்.
progenitor என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Progenitor: பெற்றோர், முன்னோர், மூதாதையர், நேர் மூதாதையர்.
What does progenitor mean in English?
Progenitor means a forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: progenitor (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: progenitor (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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