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sire
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1
a male human parent
- his sire had been a renowned Wall Street lawyer
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2
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
- the revered sire of the impressionist movement in art
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“Sire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sire. Accessed 25 Sep. 2022.
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