genealogy
[ jee-nee-ol-uh-jee, -al-, jen-ee- ]
/ ˌdʒi niˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˈæl-, ˌdʒɛn i- /
Save This Word!
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.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of genealogy
synonym study for genealogy
1. See pedigree.
OTHER WORDS FROM genealogy
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use genealogy in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for genealogy
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
Derived forms of genealogy
genealogical (ˌdʒiːnɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or genealogic, adjectivegenealogically, adverbgenealogist, nounWord Origin for genealogy
C13: from Old French genealogie, from Late Latin geneālogia, from Greek, from genea race
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012