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pedigreed

[ ped-i-greed ]
/ ˈpɛd ɪˌgrid /
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adjective
having established purebred ancestry: a pedigreed collie.
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Origin of pedigreed

First recorded in 1810–20; pedigree + -ed3

OTHER WORDS FROM pedigreed

nonĀ·pedĀ·iĀ·greed, adjectiveunĀ·pedĀ·iĀ·greed, adjective
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