ancestry
noun
family or ancestral descent; lineage.
ancestries
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pluralof ancestry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This suggests that P. robustus may not have been a single uniform species, but a mix of populations with different ancestries.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2025
But Prof Kumaresan says that more research is needed to properly establish the ancestries of Keeladi's residents.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025
Census making it easier in 2020 to identify multiple racial and ethnic ancestries, the percentage of multiracial Americans blossomed to 33.8 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
He hopes to similarly investigate how these different non-European ancestries influence brain genetics.
From Science Magazine ● May 23, 2024
The subject was forbidden at school where the teachers never referred to the colossal struggle that was rending Europe and the children of varied ancestries played together harmoniously in the school yard.
From Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith
