primogenitor
Americannoun
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a first parent or earliest ancestor.
Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race.
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a forefather or ancestor.
noun
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a forefather; ancestor
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an earliest parent or ancestor, as of a race
Etymology
Origin of primogenitor
1645–55; < Late Latin prīmōgenitor ancestor, equivalent to Latin prīmō at first + genitor genitor
Example Sentences
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Hinton had been working on neural networks since his undergraduate days at Cambridge in the late 1960s, and he is seen as the intellectual primogenitor of the contemporary field.
From New York Times
Another mandatory insider activity is attending, at least once, a production of participatory, experimental theater — especially at the primogenitor of it all, the Living Theater.
From New York Times
"A direct communication of the Divine Will was made to the primogenitors 88 of our race," and to this source alone we are indebted for all correct ideas of right and wrong.
From Project Gutenberg
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