1 forebear | Definition of forebear

forebear

noun
fore·​bear | \ ˈfȯr-ˌber How to pronounce forebear (audio) \
variants: or less commonly

Definition of forebear

: ancestor, forefather also : precursor —usually used in plural His forebears fought in the American Civil War.
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