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The god, it would appear, was frequently thought of as the physical progenitor or first father of his people.
William Robertson Smith

Meaning of "progenitor" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROGENITOR

From Latin: ancestor, from pro-1 + genitor parent, from gignere to beget.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROGENITOR

progenitor  [prəʊˈdʒɛnɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROGENITOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Progenitor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROGENITOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Progenitor

A progenitor is a person or thing from which others are descended or originate. For example, it is used to refer to the ancestor who started the line of a noble family. In a wider sense today it is used to refer to the person who originates a movement or way of life.

Definition of progenitor in the English dictionary

The definition of progenitor in the dictionary is a direct ancestor. Other definition of progenitor is an originator or founder of a future development; precursor.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROGENITOR


administrator
ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtə
admonitor
ədˈmɒnɪtə
calculator
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtə
creator
kriːˈeɪtə
data
ˈdeɪtə
editor
ˈɛdɪtə
generator
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtə
genitor
ˈdʒɛnɪtə
Greater
ˈɡreɪtə
janitor
ˈdʒænɪtə
knitter
ˈnɪtə
later
ˈleɪtə
litter
ˈlɪtə
Meta
ˈmeɪtə
monitor
ˈmɒnɪtə
premonitor
priːˈmɒnɪtə
primogenitor
ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒɛnɪtə
titre
ˈtaɪtə
twitter
ˈtwɪtə
visitor
ˈvɪzɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROGENITOR

prog
prog rock
prog.
progenies
progenitive
progenitiveness
progenitorial
progenitorship
progenitress
progenitrix
progeniture
progeny
progeria
progestational
progesterone
progestin
progestogen
progestogenic
progged
progger

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROGENITOR

auditor
baby monitor
beauty editor
capacitor
CGA monitor
competitor
compositor
creditor
exhibitor
expositor
heart monitor
heart-rate monitor
inhibitor
Malayan monitor
managing editor
preview monitor
senior editor
solicitor
text editor
traitor

Synonyms and antonyms of progenitor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROGENITOR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «progenitor» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of progenitor

Translation of «progenitor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROGENITOR

Find out the translation of progenitor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of progenitor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «progenitor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

progenitor
570 millions of speakers

English

progenitor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूर्वज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السلف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прародитель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

progenitor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ancêtre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Leluhur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorläufer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

先祖
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Progenitor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tổ tiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூதாதையராக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्वज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ata
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

progenitore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

protoplasta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прабатько
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

progenitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προγονικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stamvader
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

progenitor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stamfar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of progenitor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROGENITOR»

The term «progenitor» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.467 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROGENITOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «progenitor» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «progenitor» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about progenitor

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3 QUOTES WITH «PROGENITOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word progenitor.
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Brian Cox
I'm 100% Celt. In fact, I'm directly related to the progenitor of the high kings of Ireland, Niall of the Nine Hostages.
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Peter R. Grant
The divergence of songs in the new population away from those in the progenitor population would only be prevented if these processes were balanced by repeated immigration and subsequent breeding: song flow.
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William Robertson Smith
The god, it would appear, was frequently thought of as the physical progenitor or first father of his people.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROGENITOR»

Discover the use of progenitor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to progenitor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Progenitor Cell Therapy for Neurological Injury
The developments in this field may ultimately offer realistic hope for improvement in patients with severe injuries. This book is a vital key toward unlocking those future treatments.
Charles S. Cox, Jr., Charles S. Cox, Jr., 2010
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Novel Angiogenic Mechanisms: Role of Circulating Progenitor ...
This is the situation with the recent realization that circulating endothelial progenitor cells may have an important contribution to the maintenance and formation of new endothelium in adult organisms, in a surprisingly wide variety of ...
Nicanor I. Moldovan, 2003
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Identification and Characterization of Neural Progenitor ...
Adult neurogenesis has been questioned for many years.
Sara Gil-Perotín, Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, Jose Manuel Garcia-Verdugo, 2009
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Effects of Substrate and Co-culture on Neural Progenitor ...
For stem and progenitor cells to become clinically useful, the factors that influence their differentiation must be better understood.
Erin Boote Jones, 2008
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Stem and Progenitor Cells in the Central Nervous System
Offering a unique compilation of articles on the biology and the therapeutic applications of stem cells in the embryonic and mature nervous systems, this volume will be of great value to neuroscientists, developmental biologists, cancer ...
R.S. Nowakowski, 2004
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Star Trek: The Next Generation: Stargazer: Progenitor
CONTINUING THE ADVENTURES OF THE U.S.S. STARGAZER.
Michael Jan Friedman, 2002
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Progenitor
Progenitor is a fast-paced journey through the intrigue of the Senate and the power of the Stellar Command and Security Fleet as the Assagai Stealth Ship races towards the Exclusion Zone and the awesome power that Gensis holds within.
Duncan Schultz, 2001
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Identification and Growth of Adrenal Cortical Progenitor Cells
The adrenal cortex secretes steroid hormones that are critical to physiologic homeostasis.
Yin-Ting Chu, 2008
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Hematopoietic Progenitor Kinase is a Negative Regulator of ...
Abstract not available.
Saba Alzabin, 2007
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Endothelial Cell and Mural Progenitor Cell Co-culture to ...
The need for tissue engineered organs is great since only 15% of those on the transplant waiting list received organs in 2006.
April Ann Smith, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROGENITOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term progenitor is used in the context of the following news items.
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Technology helps personalized medicine, enabling epigenomic …
They used their technology to study the epigenomes of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells isolated from the fetal liver of a mouse in Tan's ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
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Public Release: 28-Jul-2015 Technology helps personalized …
They used their technology to study the epigenomes of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells isolated from the fetal liver of a mouse in Tan's ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
3
Seattle Art Fair wants to connect our artists with the world
The trio's presence stokes the hopes of progenitor Vulcan and producer Art Market Productions that the fair will become an enduring event that ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
4
StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ:STEM) Short Interest Update
The Company is focused on developing and commercializing stem and progenitor cells as the basis for therapeutics and therapies, and cells ... «Money Flow Index, Jul 15»
5
Taste Test: The McDonald's Bunless Beef Double
Much like its chicken progenitor, the McDonald's Bunless Beef Double tastes surprisingly different to a normal burger: the lack of buns ... «Lifehacker Australia, Jul 15»
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CBMG Announces Successful New Certifications for Proprietary Cell …
Our developmental stem cell, progenitor cell, and immune cell projects are the result of research and development by scientists and doctors ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
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Direct conversion of human fibroblasts to induced serotonergic …
FoxA2 establishes the progenitor domains for the precursors of serotonergic neurons in the ventral hindbrain and activates transcription factors ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Researchers Identify Possible Source of Pancreatic Complications …
... gene ontology, transgenic lines and in situ hybridization to find that the centroacinar cell transcriptome is enriched for progenitor markers. «MD Magazine, Jul 15»
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Cutting-edge technology and mitochondrial diseases - where is the …
... pluripotent stem cells recovered completely metabolic function when differentiated into neural progenitor cells or cardiomyocytes. The next ... «BioNews, Jul 15»
10
Texas News Roundup: July 27, 2015
... Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove,” about the life and times of Doug Sahm, “arguably the progenitor of the Austin music scene. «Back Stage, Jul 15»

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