Definitions for Ancestors
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1. ancestors

   An ancestor, also known as a forefather, fore-elder, or a forebear, is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an antecedent (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent and so forth). Ancestor is "any person from whom one is descended. In law, the person from whom an estate has been inherited."Two individuals have a genetic relationship if one is the ancestor of the other or if they share a common ancestor. In evolutionary theory, species which share an evolutionary ancestor are said to be of common descent. However, this concept of ancestry does not apply to some bacteria and other organisms capable of horizontal gene transfer. Some research suggests that the average person has twice as many female ancestors as male ancestors. This might have been due to the past prevalence of polygynous relations and female hypergamy.Assuming that all of an individual's ancestors are otherwise unrelated to each other, that individual has 2n ancestors in the nth generation before her/him and a total of 2g+1 − 2 ancestors in the g generations before him/her. In practice, however, it is clear that most ancestors of humans (and any other species) are multiply related (see pedigree collapse). Consider n = 40: the human species is more than 40 generations old, yet the number 240, approximately 1012 or one trillion, dwarfs the number of humans who have ever lived. Some cultures confer reverence to ancestors, both living and dead; in contrast, some more youth-oriented cultural contexts display less veneration of elders. In other cultural contexts, some people seek providence from their deceased ancestors; this practice is sometimes known as ancestor worship or, more accurately, ancestor veneration.

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1. Ancestors

   Ancestors is a five-piece psychedelic/progressive rock/doom metal ensemble residing in Los Angeles.

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1. ANCESTORS

   The originators of the Family Tree, a remarkable sex paradox in which the Ann sisters are always the four fathers.

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How to pronounce Ancestors?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ancestors in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ancestors in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Ancestors in a Sentence

1. Alexis Martinez Johnson:

   As a Hispanic woman who has a rich culture filled with ancestors who struggled against all manner of obstacles and poverty, it’s grossly offensive to compare my people to tacos.

2. Tanya Smith:

   This study reports a major breakthrough in the reconstruction of ancient climates, a significant factor in human evolution, as temperature and precipitation cycles influenced the landscapes and food resources our ancestors relied on.

3. Danielle Goldblatt:

   My first impression was devastation, seeing what humans can do to other humans and what my ancestors went through, it has made me a very proud Jew because we have survived so much.

4. Helen Keller:

   There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.

5. Ruth Hopkins:

   It's wrong for him to use the portraits of our ancestors for personal gain.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestors
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Ancestors
3. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=Ancestors