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Etymology
Perhaps directly from Old Norse forfaðir

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) enPR|fôʹfäth�, IPA|/�f���f��ð�/, SAMPA|/"fO:%fA:D@/
(General American|US) enPR|fôrʹfäth�r, IPA|/�f�ɹ�f��ð�/, SAMPA|/"fOr%fA:D@`/

Noun
en-noun

1. ancestor|Ancestor
2. cultural|Cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition

fr:forefather
io:forefather
it:forefather
vi:forefather
zh:forefather

• 2007-08-15 00:07 - Wytukaze - etymology, addition of enPR, much as I loathe it, additional sense, general cleanup (oh hey, I'm back to listing)

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