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пре́док

forefather

родонача́льник

forefather

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In 1020, he made a pilgrimage and offered his own crown upon the shrine as atonement for the sins of his forefathers. en.wikipedia.org

The forefathers decided to clear the area and cultivate it to make it more productive and suitable for growth. en.wikipedia.org

This has been our custom and the custom of our forefathers since they have come into existence. en.wikipedia.org

These 200 odd people who now take care of the temple carrying forward the customs and traditions of their forefathers do it voluntarily and amicably. en.wikipedia.org

But our forefathers stayed on, creating reality out of their dreams until a new town came to be. en.wikipedia.org

There was a time when our forefathers owned this great island. en.wikipedia.org

They were the forefathers of today's environmental health practitioners. en.wikipedia.org

The rarely discerned sky sometimes reveals a glimpse of the forefathers like pale blue ghosts look down at their descendants. en.wikipedia.org

The third and closing ceremony is done with the act of sending of souls of departed forefathers as farewell. en.wikipedia.org

In an altered age, we worship in the dead forms of our forefathers. en.wikipedia.org

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