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( dʒiː niæ lədʒi )
Word forms: plural genealogies 1. uncountable noun Genealogy is the study of the history of families, especially through studying historical documents to discover the relationships between particular people and their families.
genealogical ( dʒiː niəlɒ dʒɪkə l ) adjective [ ADJECTIVE noun] ...genealogical research on his family.
2. countable noun [ usually with poss] A genealogy is the history of a family over several generations, for example describing who each person married and who their children were.
He had sat and repeated his family's genealogy to her, twenty minutes of nonstopnames.
Synonyms: ancestry, descent, pedigree, line More Synonyms of genealogy
genealogy in British English ( ˌdʒiːnɪˈælədʒɪ )
noun Word forms: plural -gies 1. the direct descent of an individual or group from an ancestor
2. the study of the evolutionary development of animals and plants from earlier forms
3. a chart showing the relationships and descent of an individual, group, genes, etc
Derived forms
genealogical ( ˌdʒiːnɪəˈlɒdʒɪkə l ) or genealogic ( ˌgeneaˈlogic) adjective
genealogically ( ˌgeneaˈlogically) adverb
genealogist ( ˌgeneˈalogist) noun
Word origin
C13: from Old French
genealogie, from Late Latin
geneālogia, from Greek, from
genea race
genealogy in American English ( ˌdʒiniˈɑlədʒi ; ˌdʒiniˈælədʒi; ˌ dʒɛniˈɑlədʒi)
noun Word forms: plural ˌgeneˈalogies 1. a chart or recorded history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor or ancestors
2. the science or study of family descent
3. descent from an ancestor; pedigree; lineage
Derived forms
genealogist ( ˌgeneˈalogist) noun
Word origin
ME
genelogi < OFr
genealogie < LL
genealogia < Gr <
genea , race, descent (akin to
genos : see genus) +
-logia , -logy
Examples of 'genealogy' in a sentence genealogy
Records published by the genealogy website ancestry. The genealogy series returns for a new run with another batch of celebrities out to research their family trees. For example, the genealogy site ancestry. His appearance on th e BBC1 genealogy show is possibly its darkest episode yet. I was wondering about doing his family history or studying genealogy to find out. Following the vogue for family genealogy, finding out who used to occupy your home is all the rage. The interesting thing about genealogy programmes is always what they say about people, rather than about any particular person. Claims to be Britain's largest family tree and genealogy site. A series about genealogy which somehow consistently draws us into some celebrity's voyage of self-discovery.
Definition
the direct descent of an individual or group from an ancestor
He had sat and repeated his family's genealogy to her.
Synonyms
blood line
progeniture
stemma
stirps
whakapapa (New Zealand)
Additional synonyms Definition
the origin or descent of something, such as a word
The derivation of its name is obscure.
Synonyms
origin ,
source ,
basis ,
beginning ,
root ,
foundation ,
descent ,
ancestry ,
genealogy ,
etymology Definition
derivation from an ancestor
All the contributors were of foreign descent.
Synonyms
origin ,
extraction ,
ancestry ,
lineage ,
family tree ,
parentage ,
heredity ,
genealogy ,
derivation Definition
the origin or ancestry of a person
a young Brazilian of German extraction
Synonyms
origin ,
family ,
ancestry ,
descent ,
race ,
stock ,
blood ,
birth ,
pedigree ,
lineage ,
parentage ,
derivation gelid gem gender genealogy general generality generalization
Additional synonyms Definition
a chart showing the relationships between individuals in a family over many generations
the difficulties of tracing a complex family tree
Synonyms
lineage ,
genealogy ,
line of descent ,
ancestral tree ,
line ,
descent ,
pedigree ,
extraction ,
ancestry ,
blood line ,
stemma ,
stirps ,
whakapapa (New Zealand)
We were part of a long line of artists.
Synonyms
lineage ,
family ,
breed ,
succession ,
race ,
stock ,
strain ,
descent ,
ancestry ,
parentage Definition
direct descent from an ancestor
They can trace their lineage back to the 18th century.
Synonyms
descent ,
family ,
line ,
succession ,
house ,
stock ,
birth ,
breed ,
pedigree ,
extraction ,
ancestry ,
forebears ,
progeny ,
heredity ,
forefathers ,
genealogy Definition
the country, race, or social class of a person's parents or ancestors
people of Asian origin
Synonyms
ancestry ,
family ,
race ,
beginnings ,
stock ,
blood ,
birth ,
heritage ,
ancestors ,
descent ,
pedigree ,
extraction ,
lineage ,
forebears ,
antecedents ,
parentage ,
forefathers ,
genealogy ,
derivation ,
progenitors ,
stirps
Definition
ancestry or family
She is a Londoner of mixed English and Jamaican parentage.
Synonyms
family ,
birth ,
origin ,
descent ,
line ,
race ,
stock ,
pedigree ,
extraction ,
ancestry ,
lineage ,
paternity ,
derivation ,
stirps
Definition
the line of descent of a purebred animal
a countess of impeccable pedigree
Synonyms
lineage ,
family ,
line ,
race ,
stock ,
blood ,
breed ,
heritage ,
descent ,
extraction ,
ancestry ,
family tree ,
genealogy ,
derivation ,
stemma ,
stirps
Definition
the original type from which a particular race, family, or group is descended
We are both from working-class stock.
Synonyms
lineage ,
descent ,
extraction ,
ancestry ,
house ,
family ,
line ,
race ,
type ,
variety ,
background ,
breed ,
strain ,
pedigree ,
forebears ,
parentage ,
line of descent
Definition
a group of animals or plants within a species or variety, distinguished by one or more minor characteristics
a particularly beautiful strain of Swiss pansies
Synonyms
breed ,
type ,
stock ,
family ,
race ,
blood ,
descent ,
pedigree ,
extraction ,
ancestry ,
lineage