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forebear::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | forbear |
| Type of | ascendent, antecedent, ascendant, ancestor, root |
| Has types | great grandparent, grandparent |
Examples of forebear
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Antoun was born in 1991, a full century after his forebear arrived in Manhattan.
From the cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
He'd heard that a colonial forebear was part African, but could never confirm it.
From the kentucky.com
Today's socialites would wither under the gaze of their forebear, Babe Paley.
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The Tribune, a direct forebear of The News Tribune, backed public ownership.
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An incipient historical forebear is that of Catalonia during the Spanish revolution.
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The result is a series of trade-offs that dilute the purity of its forebear.
From the bloomberg.com
This is where Prospect Park clearly outshines its unfortunate forebear.
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Jaws 2 does have a few things in common with its illustrious forebear.
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To quote Sondheim's nearest intellectual forebear, Cole Porter, what a swell party it is.
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- A person from whom you are descended
- An ancestor is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an ancestor (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent, and so forth).
- An ancestor; Obsolete spelling of forbear
- (Forebearance) Permission by a lender to delay or reduce payments given certain circumstances, such as medical emergencies or unemployment.
- (Forebearance) A lender may decide not to take legal action when a borrower is late in making a payment. Usually this occurs when a borrower sets up a plan that both sides agree will bring overdue mortgage payments up to date.
- An ancestor, a forefather
