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genealogy

[ jee-nee-ol-uh-jee, -al-, jen-ee- ]
/ ˌdʒi niˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˈæl-, ˌdʒɛn i- /
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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.
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Origin of genealogy

First recorded in1250–1300; Middle English genealogie, from Middle French, from Late Latin geneālogia, from Greek geneālogía “pedigree,” equivalent to geneā́ “race” + -logia noun suffix; see gene -logy

synonym study for genealogy

1. See pedigree.

OTHER WORDS FROM genealogy

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Words related to genealogy

ancestry, genetics, lineage, derivation, descent, extraction, generation, heredity, history, line, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock, strain, stirps

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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, noun

Word Origin for genealogy

C13: from Old French genealogie, from Late Latin geneālogia, from Greek, from genea race
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Medical definitions for genealogy

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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