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ancestral

Divide ancestral into syllables:

an · ces · tral

How to pronounce ancestral:

Synonyms for ancestral:

antecedentancestorialfixedauthenticcommonvenerabletraditionalusualtimelesshoary
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Antonyms for ancestral:

memorablelatelyyoungcurrentmodern

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