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In some senses, foremother is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
foremother
noun 2
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2ADJ.
grave
FOREMOTHER + NOUN
eve
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noun
1
A female ancestor.
“My strain has remained clearer than the rest because for countless ages my foremothers were high priestesses—the sacred office descends from mother to daughter.”
2
A female predecessor, especially one of an earlier generation.
This compelling narrative [The Other Sappho by Ellen Fry] is a historical romance, a colorful tapestry of a time gone by in which the author has endeavored to share her version of the lives of women-identified women who were our foremothers.
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“My strain has remained clearer than the rest because for countless ages my foremothers were high priestesses—the sacred office descends from mother to daughter.”
Wiktionary02
This compelling narrative [The Other Sappho by Ellen Fry] is a historical romance, a colorful tapestry of a time gone by in which the author has endeavored to share her version of the lives of women-i
Wiktionary03
The grave of our foremother Eve is located in Jeddah.
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