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ur-ancestors

ur-ancestors is the plural of ur-ancestor.

Meaning of ur-ancestor

Noun

ur-ancestor (plural ur-ancestors)

  1. An original ancestor; proto-ancestor.
    • Often the ancestors were asked to intercede with the being who wielded the greatest power of all over the Shang people, the ur-ancestor known as the “Lord on High” (shangdi).2003, Confucius, translated by Edward Slingerland, Analects: With Selections from Traditional Commentaries, translation of original in Old Chinese

Noun capitalized: Ur-ancestors

Ur-ancestors

  1. (plural) plural of Ur-ancestor

Questions about ur-ancestors

What is ur-ancestors the plural of?
Ur-ancestors is the plural of ur-ancestor.
What part of speech is ur-ancestors?
Ur-ancestors is a noun.

Words near ur-ancestors in the dictionary

  1. Ur continents
  2. ur mom
  3. ur mum
  4. ur-
  5. ur-ancestor
  6. ur-ancestors
  7. ur-continent
  8. ur-continents
  9. ur-cool
  10. ur-culture
  11. ur-cultures

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