pedigree
noun
an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry.
pedigrees
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pluralof pedigree.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Convergent evolution shows us that lineages respond more to pressures than pedigrees.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026
Some old and some new, but players with reputations and pedigrees to match, who have helped haul Scotland from the shadows of irrelevance into the spotlight.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
Currently, pedigrees are how horse owners and breeders find out which stallions are in a horse's ancestry, which gives information on the traits a horse may have inherited.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024
Recounting an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill, Gluesenkamp Perez describes looking over the witnesses with their fusty manner and fancy pedigrees and wondering if any had ever turned a wrench.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2024
To marshal further evidence, Galton began to reconstruct pedigrees of eminent men.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
