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

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, adjectivege·ne·a·log·i·cal·ly, adverbge·ne·al·o·gist, nounnon·ge·ne·a·log·ic, adjective

non·ge·ne·a·log·i·cal, adjectivenon·ge·ne·a·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby genealogy

gender role, gender-specific, gene, geneal., genealogical tree, genealogy, gene amplification, genearch, gene augmentation therapy, gene bank, gene clone

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How to use genealogy in a sentence

Maryland will also become one of the first states in the country to limit law enforcement’s use of consumer genealogy websites.
New laws taking effect Oct. 1: More access to police misconduct records, and you must lock your scooter|Ovetta Wiggins, Julie Weil|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
Your genealogy results from consumer kits, for example, could be on point or off base, depending on your race and the genetic background of their reference samples.
Scientists Completed the First Human Genome 20 Years Ago. How Far Have We Come, and What’s Next?|Shelly Fan|September 28, 2021|Singularity Hub
Cornish — who is also interested in genealogy — was hoping to do some research about her great-uncle on the other side of her family, when she noticed she had several messages on Ancestry, including one from Knox.
An 1870s marriage certificate was hidden behind a picture at a thrift store. Employees set out to find the couple’s family.|Sydney Page|August 26, 2021|Washington Post
Our movements spring from a genealogy of struggle that includes fights for the abolition of enslavement, anti-lynching campaigns, fights for sovereignty, civil rights, and workers’ rights.
What the public is getting right — and wrong — about police abolition|Fabiola Cineas|October 30, 2020|Vox

The most flamboyant of America's weenies, the Sonoran hot dog, has a murky genealogy.
El Guero Canelo Serves Tucson’s Most Mexcellent Hot Dog|Jane & Michael Stern|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Because the doctors do know who the person is; the doctors are conducting the genealogy.
How Will Porn Solve Its HIV Crisis?|Richard Abowitz|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Well, according to the genealogy experts at, uh, myvouchercodes.co.uk who commissioned the pictures, it is.
First Pics of Kate's Kids (Sort of...)|Tom Sykes|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was a rupture in our genealogy that came to serve as a metaphor for larger losses in black history.
‘Searching for Zion’: Emily Raboteau’s Hunt for the Promised Land|Mindy Farabee|January 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sophie Savides, 17Plays piano, pop genealogy class, “I Heart Music.”
Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D, Reviewed by Teenagers|Ramin Setoodeh|July 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
William Berry, an English author, died at Bristol, aged 77; author of various works on genealogy and heraldry.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
That was Pfalz-Neuburg's logic: none of the best, I think, in forensic genealogy.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
This again led Moslim critics to the study of genealogy and geography.
A Boswell of Baghdad|E. V. Lucas
Are you not a man whose genealogy, if verified, proves that you descend from Bahila?
A Boswell of Baghdad|E. V. Lucas
For it is said that he had a genealogy, but that it was not in the priestly family.
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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

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

Medical definitions for genealogy

genealogy

[ jē′nē-ŏl′ə-jē, -ăl′-, jĕn′ē- ]

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.

genealogy

Origin of genealogy

synonym study for genealogy

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