| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| forefather |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fore·fa·ther |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fôr fä th r, f r- |
| NOUN: | 1. An ancestor. See synonyms at ancestor. 2. A person who is from an earlier time and has originated or contributed to a common tradition shared by a particular group.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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