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progenitor
/prəʊˈdʒɛnɪtə/
noun
protoplasta
Also
przodek(m)twórca(m)
Definition
A person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or founder.
Examples
He is considered the progenitor of modern democracy.
Jest uważany za protoplastę współczesnej demokracji.
The wolf is the progenitor of all domestic dogs.
Wilk jest przodkiem wszystkich psów domowych.
Synonyms
Collocations
common progenitordirect progenitorintellectual progenitor
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