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forefathers — UK [ˈfɔː(r)ˌfɑːðə(r)z] US [ˈfɔrˌfɑðərz] noun [plural] formal people belonging to your family or nation who lived a long time ago Thesaurus: ancestorshyponym … Useful english dictionary
Forefathers' Day — is a holiday celebrated in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It is celebrated on December 21, the day the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, the event the holiday commemorates.The background of Forefathers day, is when James I came to the throne, and he… … Wikipedia
Forefathers' Day — Forefather Fore fa ther (?; 277), n. One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor. [1913 Webster] Respecting your forefathers, you would have been taught to respect yourselves. Burke … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forefathers' Day — the anniversary of the day (December 21, 1620, in Old Style December 11) on which the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Mass. Owing to an error in changing the date from the Old Style to the New, it is generally observed on December 22. [1820 30] * *… … Useful english dictionary
forefathers — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. ancestors, forebears, progenitors. See ancestry … English dictionary for students
forefathers — fore|fa|thers [ fɔr,faðərz ] noun plural FORMAL people belonging to your family or nation who lived a long time ago: ANCESTOR … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
forefathers — n. ancestor … English contemporary dictionary
forefathers — noun (plural) the people, especially men, who were part of the same family as you a long time in the past … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
forefathers — UK [ˈfɔː(r)ˌfɑːðə(r)z] / US [ˈfɔrˌfɑðərz] noun [plural] formal people belonging to your family or nation who lived a long time ago … English dictionary
forefathers — [ˈfɔːˌfɑːðəz] noun [plural] formal people belonging to your family or nation who lived a long time ago Syn: ancestor … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
