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  2. Ancestor - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 November 2024. Person from whom another person is descended For other uses, see Ancestor (disambiguation). "Ancestry", "Forefather", and "Ancestress" redirect here. For the genealogy company, see Ancestry.com. For the band, see Forefather (band). For the song, see Ancestress (song). This article needs ...

  3. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    suite of rooms set aside for a particular person (rare), usu. rented housing unit in a larger building implying luxury (In other words, a narrower definition than the US.) (Overlapping with the rare usage in reference to stately homes or historic properties which have been converted into residential units.)

  4. Category:Ancestors - Wikipedia

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    Sahabah ancestors (25 P) V. Veneration of the dead (4 C, 23 P) Pages in category "Ancestors" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.

  5. Family tree - Wikipedia

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    Three generations of ancestors (born from 1824 to 1916) [1] placed on a Swedish kurbits tree. Genealogical data can be represented in several formats, for example, as a pedigree or ancestry chart. Family trees are often presented with the oldest generations at the top of the tree and the younger generations at the bottom.

  6. Ancestor (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Ancestors, a public television mini-series on family history; The Ancestors (Stargate) Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, a video game developed by Panache Digital ...

  7. Glossary of spirituality terms - Wikipedia

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    Ancestor worship: (拜祖), also ancestor veneration (敬祖) A religious practice based on the belief that one's ancestors possess supernatural powers. Animism: The religious belief that all objects, places, and creatures possess a distinct spiritual essence.

  8. Genealogical numbering systems - Wikipedia

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    The first Ahnentafel, published by Michaël Eytzinger in Thesaurus principum hac aetate in Europa viventium Cologne: 1590, pp. 146-147, in which Eytzinger first illustrates his new functional theory of numeration of ancestors; this schema showing Henry III of France as n° 1, de cujus, with his ancestors in five generations.

  9. List of Latin words with English derivatives - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages).. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j.