Usually means: Ancestors from previous generations, historically.
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General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. forefathers: Merriam-Webster
  2. forefathers: Collins English Dictionary
  3. forefathers: Vocabulary.com
  4. Forefathers, forefather's, forefathers: Wordnik
  5. forefathers: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. forefathers: Wiktionary
  7. forefathers: Dictionary.com
  8. forefathers: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. Forefathers: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. forefathers: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. forefathers: Legal dictionary

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  1. Forefathers: Encyclopedia

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  1. Forefathers: Medical dictionary

(Note: See forefather as well.)

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noun:  An ancestor.
noun:  A cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.
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