genealogy
a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
the study of family ancestries and histories.
descent from an original form or progenitor; lineage; ancestry.
Biology. a group of individuals or species having a common ancestry: The various species of Darwin's finches form a closely knit genealogy.
Origin of genealogy
1synonym study For genealogy
Other words from genealogy
- ge·ne·a·log·i·cal [jee-nee-uh-loj-i-kuhl, jen-ee-], /ˌdʒi ni əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ˌdʒɛn i-/, ge·ne·a·log·ic, adjective
- ge·ne·a·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
- ge·ne·al·o·gist, noun
- non·ge·ne·a·log·ic, adjective
- non·ge·ne·a·log·i·cal, adjective
- non·ge·ne·a·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use genealogy in a sentence
By those who lay claim to genealogic skill, it will now be apparent that these were the first cousins of Dick Talbot-Lowry.
Mount Music | E. Oe. Somerville and Martin RossOf this an instance may be found in Grimaldi's Origines Genealogic, pp. 22, 23.
British Dictionary definitions for genealogy
/ (ˌdʒiːnɪˈælədʒɪ) /
the direct descent of an individual or group from an ancestor
the study of the evolutionary development of animals and plants from earlier forms
a chart showing the relationships and descent of an individual, group, genes, etc
Origin of genealogy
1Derived forms of genealogy
- genealogical (ˌdʒiːnɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or genealogic, adjective
- genealogically, adverb
- genealogist, noun
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