"forefather" meaning in Anglais

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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Noms communs en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Dérivé de father, avec le préfixe fore-.",
    "Possiblement du vieux norrois forfaðir."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "forefathers",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈfɔː.ˌfɑː.ðə(ɹ)z\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Rachel Carson, Silent spring, 1962",
          "text": "If the Bill of Rights contains no guarantee that a citizen shall be secure against lethal poisons distributed either by private individuals or by public officials, it is surely only because our forefathers, despite their considerable wisdom and foresight, could conceive of no such problem.",
          "translation": "Si la Déclaration des Droits ne contient aucune garantie qu’un citoyen doive être à l’abri de poisons mortels distribués ou bien par des individus privés ou par des fonctionnaires, c’est sûrement seulement parce que nos ancêtres, malgré leur sagesse et leur prévoyance considérables, ne pouvaient concevoir tel problème."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ancêtre, aïeul."
      ],
      "id": "fr-forefather-en-noun-qAZnN7vl"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "\\ˈfɔː.ˌfɑː.ðə(ɹ)\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈfɔː.ˌfɑː.ðə(ɹ)\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈfɔɹ.ˌfɑː.ðɚ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
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        "Royaume-Uni (Sud de l'Angleterre)"
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "forebearer"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forefather"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Lemmes en anglais",
    "Noms communs en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Dérivé de father, avec le préfixe fore-.",
    "Possiblement du vieux norrois forfaðir."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "forefathers",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈfɔː.ˌfɑː.ðə(ɹ)z\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Rachel Carson, Silent spring, 1962",
          "text": "If the Bill of Rights contains no guarantee that a citizen shall be secure against lethal poisons distributed either by private individuals or by public officials, it is surely only because our forefathers, despite their considerable wisdom and foresight, could conceive of no such problem.",
          "translation": "Si la Déclaration des Droits ne contient aucune garantie qu’un citoyen doive être à l’abri de poisons mortels distribués ou bien par des individus privés ou par des fonctionnaires, c’est sûrement seulement parce que nos ancêtres, malgré leur sagesse et leur prévoyance considérables, ne pouvaient concevoir tel problème."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ancêtre, aïeul."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈfɔː.ˌfɑː.ðə(ɹ)\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈfɔː.ˌfɑː.ðə(ɹ)\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈfɔɹ.ˌfɑː.ðɚ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
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        "Royaume-Uni (Sud de l'Angleterre)"
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "forebearer"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forefather"
}