noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ direct
▪
The builder of the house was a direct ~ of the present owner.
▪ immediate
▪ ancient , distant , early , remote
▪
a distant ~ of mine
▪
Our earliest ~s lived in a world fraught with danger.
▪ common
▪
The two species share a common ~.
▪ ape-like , human
▪ illustrious
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The Romans built these monuments to glorify their illustrious ~s.
▪ literary , spiritual , etc. ( figurative )
▪
He claims as his literary ~s such giants as Henry James and William Faulkner.
VERB + ANCESTOR
▪ be descended from , have , share
▪
A lot of the people there are descended from a common ~.
▪ trace ( esp. BrE )
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He can trace his ~s back to the reign of Elizabeth I.
▪ honour/honor
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They honour/honor their ~s and believe in the spirits of nature.