Forefather
Forefather noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.
Line and forefather are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Line" instead a noun "Forefather".
Line
Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.
Forefather and line are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forefather" instead a noun "Line".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| great | great forefather | great line |
Both words in one sentence
- The strategy works for the most part, but the heroes fail to find all the descendants, and thus one line eventually breeds Arawn who follows his forefather's footsteps by becoming a Big Bad.
Source: Roleplay / The Gamer's Alliance -
The current Phantom is the 21st of the line, continuing a tradition begun four centuries ago when his forefather washed up on a lonely African beach, the sole survivor of a pirate attack, and was nursed back to health by the sinister pygmies (who are actually quite nice once you get to know them).
Source: Comic Strip / The Phantom
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