genealogynoun
uk/ˌdʒiː.niˈæl.ə.dʒi/us/ˌdʒiː.niˈæl.ə.dʒi/[ U ] (the study of) the history of the past and present members of a family or families:
I became interested in the genealogy of my family.
[ C ] a drawing showing the history of a family with all past and present members joined together by lines
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: ancestors & descendants
- ancestor
- ancestry
- be in the/sb's blood idiom
- blood
- blood is thicker than water idiom
- bloodline
- descendant
- descent
- family tree
- forbear
- forebear
- genealogist
- generation
- heraldry
- lineage
- pedigree
- run
- run in the family idiom
- stock
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