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An ancestor, also known as a forefather, fore-elder, or a forebear, [1] 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." [2]
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Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...
Ramírez is a Spanish-language patronymic surname of Germanic origin, meaning "son of Ramiro". [1] Its correct spelling in Spanish is with an acute accent on the i, which is often omitted in English writing.
Linum bienne (=L. angustifolium) is considered the probable wild forebear of the cultivated flax, [3] and a fibre can be made from its stem. It is sometimes grown as a garden plant. It is sometimes grown as a garden plant.
Tan'Gun is the legendary forebear of the Korean people. [14] In Indian Hinduism, the Rishis regarded Manu as the legendary ancestor of the ancient Indian people in the Rig Veda. This tradition was carried forward in the Brahamanas, Puranas, Matsya Purana, Vishnu Purana and Aitareya Brahama. Brahma is also mentioned as the progenitor of Manu.
In the Old Testament, Ishmael, the son of Abraham, was cast out after the birth of Isaac, his half-brother, who is considered the forebear of the Israelites. Genesis 16:12 of the Bible prophesies Ishmael's life as an outcast: "And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in ...
Notable people bearing the name include: Abha Parmar (born 1963), Indian actress; Arvind Parmar (born 1978), former British professional tennis player; Ashish Parmar (1979–2020), Indian photographer