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Ancestral Meaning

Ancestral means related to ancestors.

adjective 9 letters medium word
Dictionary definition

Related to family members from long ago.

Example sentences

Ancestral in a sentence

easy

We learned the meaning of ancestral during reading class.

medium

The story passage used ancestral to describe the world and characters.

hard

Understanding ancestral helped us explain the theme of the legend.

Synonyms

Words like Ancestral

storyRelated story term.
mythNearby meaning in myth and legend contexts.
Antonyms

Opposite words

ordinaryUseful contrast in story contexts.
realisticContrast with fantasy or myth meaning.
Word family

Ancestral word family

Base word

ancestral

adjective

ancestral

Base form.

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