Posterity and Progenitor

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Posterity noun - The descendants of a person, animal, or plant.

Usage example: an association for people who have claims for being the posterity of Thomas Jefferson

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Progenitor is an antonym for posterity.

Nearby Word: poster

Progenitor noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.

Usage example: the progenitors of today's Maya once ruled a mighty empire that stretched across much of Central America

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Posterity is an antonym for progenitor.

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