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单词 progeniture
释义

progenitor /prō-jenˈi-tər/

noun
  1. A forefather
  2. An ancestor
  3. A parent (also figurative)
  4. The founder of a family
ORIGIN: L prōgenitor and prōgeniēs, from prōgignere, from prō before, and gignere, genitum to beget

progenˈitive adjective

progenitoˈrial /-tōrˈi-əl or -törˈi-əl/ adjective

progenˈitorship noun

progenˈitress or progenˈitrix noun

A female parent or ancestor

progenˈiture noun

An act or instance of begetting

progeny /projˈə-ni/ noun

  1. Offspring (also figurative)
  2. Descendants
  3. Race
  4. Lineage (Shakespeare)

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