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forebear
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forebear
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forebear
noun
also
forbear
/
ˈ
foɚˌbeɚ/
plural
forebears
forebear
noun
also
forbear
/
ˈ
foɚˌbeɚ/
plural
forebears
Learner's definition of FOREBEAR
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formal
:
a member of your family in the past
:
ancestor
His
forebears
fought in the American Civil War.
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