Forebears
[fawr-bair, fohr-] /ˈfɔrˌbɛər, ˈfoʊr-/
noun
1.
Usually, forebears. ancestors; forefathers.
/ˈfɔːˌbɛə/
noun
1.
an ancestor; forefather
see forbear. Related: Forebearance; forebears.
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