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GENEALOGY
genealogy
(noun) the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
genealogy, family tree
(noun) successive generations of kin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
genealogy (countable and uncountable, plural genealogies)
(countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
(countable) A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
(uncountable) The study, and formal recording of such descents.
Synonyms
• pedigree
Source: Wiktionary
Gen`e*al"o*gy, n.; pl. Genealogies. Etym: [OE. genealogi, genelogie, OF. genelogie, F. généalogie, L. genealogia, fr. Gr. genus) +
1. An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession; a pedigree.
2. Regular descent of a person or family from a progenitor; pedigree; lineage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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