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ancestral
an·ces·tral [ an séstrəl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
of previous generations: relating to something belonging to former generations of somebody's family
[15th century. < Old French ancestrel< ancestre (see ancestor)]

an·ces·tral·ly adverb
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