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pro•gen•i•tor



Pronunciation: (prō-jen'i-tur), [key]
—n.
1. a biologically related ancestor: a progenitor of the species.
2. a person or thing that first indicates a direction, originates something, or serves as a model; predecessor; precursor: the progenitor of modern painting.

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