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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
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genealogies |
definition 1: |
a chart or record showing the ancestors and lines of hereditary descent of a person or group; family tree.
In studying his genealogy, he discovered that his great grandparents had had seven children.- similar words:
- ancestry, pedigree
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definition 2: |
the techniques and methods of determining ancestry.
Her interest in genealogy was sparked while researching her own family background. |
related words: |
ancestry, blood, lineage, pedigree |
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derivations: |
genealogical (adj.), genealogically (adv.), genealogist (n.) |
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