genealogy
noun
a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
genealogical
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a word derived from
genealogy.
Example Sentences
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The team made the discovery using a new method that examines hundreds of present-day human genomes and reconstructs ancient genealogical connections among their DNA sequences.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
In Maryland, we have conducted genealogical research that has already identified living relatives of boys buried after having died or been killed at the House of Reformation.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
Rosie Clark, a Maryland volunteer who did some genealogical research on the Cheltenham burial site, asserts that many official documents were forged.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
If comprehensively deciphered, the relationships between the species populating the genealogical tree of life, Mr. Telford argues, offer the possibility of understanding the evolutionary history of every component of natural biology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
The genealogical trees at the end of the Red Book of Westmarch are a small book in themselves, and all but Hobbits would find them exceedingly dull.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
