ős
B1
Hungarian
ancestor, predecessor, forbear, granddad
NOUN
B1
1
ancestor
B1
predecessor
C1
Usage pattern:
valakinek az őse; ősei
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Meaning
person from an earlier family generation
Themes
family
|genealogy
|descent
|history
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A person, usually more distant than a grandparent, from whom you are directly descended.
NOUN
B2
TECHNICAL
1
ancestor
B2
Usage pattern:
valaminek az őse; közös ős
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Meaning
earlier species in evolutionary line
Themes
biology
|evolution
|species
|descent
|science
|nature
Definition
An earlier organism or species from which a later organism, species, or group has evolved.
NOUN
C1
TECHNICAL
1
ancestor
C1
Usage pattern:
egy csomópont/csúcs őse; közös ős
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Meaning
earlier node in a tree structure
Themes
computing
|mathematics
|data_structures
|trees
|hierarchy
|technology
|science
Definition
In computing and mathematics, a node in a tree structure that is higher in the hierarchy than another node and connected to it by one or more parent links.
NOUN
B2
LITERARY
1
forbear
C1
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
ancestor, earlier family member
Themes
family
|ancestry
|genealogy
|history
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definition
An ancestor; a person from whom you are descended, especially someone several generations back.
NOUN
B2
INFORMAL
2
granddad
B2
Usage pattern:
valaminek az őse
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
the oldest or most influential example
Themes
origins
|prototype
|influence
|history
|metaphor
|language
|media
|technology
|culture
Definition
Something regarded as the oldest, original, or most influential example of its kind.
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