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forefathers

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forefathers [ˈfɔːˌfɑːðəz] NPL → antepasados mpl
forefathers [ˈfɔːˌfɑːðəz] npl → progenitori mpl, antenati mpl, avi mpl
forefathers
n pl forefathers [ˈfoːfaːðəz]
ancestors His forefathers emigrated to America. voorvaders; voorsate; voorouers جَد، سَلَف، أجْداد предци předkové forfædre der Ahn πρόγονοι (πληθ.) antepasados esiisad اجداد esi-isät ancêtres אַב קַדמוֹן पूर्वज preci elődök leluhur forfaðir antenati 先祖 조상 protėviai senči; priekšteči nenek moyang voorvaderen forfedre przodkowie antepassados stră­moşi предки predkovia predniki praotac förfäder บรรพบุรุษ atalar 祖先 предки آبا و اجداد tổ tiên 祖先
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The barbarian chieftain, who defended his country against the Roman invasion, driven to the remotest extremity of Britain, and stimulating his followers to battle by all that has power of persuasion upon the human heart, concluded his persuasion by an appeal to these irresistible feelings: "Think of your forefathers and of your posterity.
John Quincy Adams,"Orations" by Adams, John Quincy View in context
In the dim, far-off times when our forefathers were wild, naked savages, they had no books.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
But before I can resume my natural form, and take possession of the belongings of my forefathers, you must go out into the world and take service as a maidservant.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
 
 
 
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