genealogy
[ jee-nee-ol-uh-jee, -al-, jen-ee- ]
/ ˌdʒi niˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˈæl-, ˌdʒɛn i- /
noun, plural ge·ne·al·o·gies.
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.
RELATED WORDS
genetic, national, tribal, familial, inborn, ancestral, folk, hereditary, lineal, phyletic, phylogenetic, affiliated, congenital, consanguine, consanguineous, inbred, inherited, innate, maternal, old
Nearby words
- gene-splicing,
- geneal.,
- genealogical,
- genealogical tree,
- genealogist,
- genearch,
- genecology,
- genera,
- generable,
- general
Origin of genealogy
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genealogy
/ (ˌdʒiːnɪˈælədʒɪ) /
noun plural -gies
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
Word Origin for genealogy
C13: from Old French genealogie, from Late Latin geneālogia, from Greek, from genea race
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genealogy
[ jē′nē-ŏl′ə-jē, -ăl′-, jĕn′ē- ]
n.
A record or table of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; a family tree.
The study or investigation of ancestry and family histories.
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