as in ancestor
a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent
the family held a huge reunion to mark the 200th anniversary of their primogenitors' arrival in America
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Noun
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Based on the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic follows the witchy women of the Owens’ family, whose heartbroken ancestor cursed their bloodline so that any man who falls in love with an Owens woman dies a tragic death.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026 -
Since the discovery of the bacterial flagellar motor in the 1970s, biologists and creationists alike have marveled at its design like medieval architects staring with awe at the dome of the Pantheon built by their Roman ancestors.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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At his grandfather's coronation, Louis waved both hands in the air as the family watched a flypast from Buckingham Palace's balcony.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Troy Hicks, who had a great-grandfather born in Canada, said he was spurred by an international trip.—
Sarah Raza,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Word of Smith’s death had shattered his family, especially his father, who can’t believe his son is gone.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Who cares about the fact that her friend cheated when her child was poisoned by her husband and her father?—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps an early progenitor of slow cinema, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly remains one of the finest examples of the Western genre and one of Eastwood’s very best performances.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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From this progenitor, countless fragments of different sizes have been circling the sun in similar orbits.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Primogenitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primogenitor. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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