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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Progenitor \Pro*gen"i*tor\, noun [OF. progeniteur, L. progenitor, fr. progignere, progenitum, to bring forth, to beget; pro forth + gignere to beget. See {Gender} kind.] An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.
And reverence thee their great progenitor. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
progenitor
noun: an ancestor in the direct line [syn: {primogenitor}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "progenitor": ancestor, ancestors, ancestress, antecedent, antecedents, archetype, ascendant, ascendants, begetter, elders, fathers, forebear, forebears, forefather, forefathers, foregoer, forerunner, grandfathers, grandparent, grandparents, guide, origin, original, originator, parent, patriarchs, pattern, precursor, predecessor, predecessors, primogenitor, procreator, progenitors, progenitress, progenitrix, prototype, source
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