[{"word":"progenitors","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.","synonyms":["ancestor","forefather"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An individual from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Abraham alias Ibrahim is the progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples."},{"definition":"An ancestral form of a species.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet."},{"definition":"Someone who originates something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A founder.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["ancestor","forefather"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/progenitor","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/progenitors"]}]