genealogy

Noun

Meaning

An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession; a pedigree.

Regular descent of a person or family from a progenitor; pedigree; lineage.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pedigree family tree house genealogical line family history blood dynasty race origin birth background stock heritage
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Antonyms

development end last result effect child
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Hypernyms

kindred study field subject discipline clan

Hyponyms

line blood origin stock descent ancestry

Related terms

genealogical genealogist genealogically genealogize

Phrases with the word

western genealogy female genealogy

Derivatives

genealogies

Examples

A genealogy of the Essex royal house was prepared in Wessex in the 9th century. Source: Internet

Any woman who is interested in learning about American history, researching her genealogy, participating in service projects and desire to preserve our past for future generations – this presentation is for you. Source: Internet

Besides his family, some of the things he also enjoyed in life were shuffleboard, genealogy, writing, camping, woodworking, antique automobiles and gardening. Source: Internet

Bede, Ecclesiastical History, Book II, Ch. 5, from Sherley-Price's translation, p. 112. An alternative form of this genealogy, found in the Historia Brittonum among other places, reverses the position of Octa and Oisc in the lineage. Source: Internet

Dan Seeman is a 1979 graduate of Arlington-Green Isle High School, and thus knowledgeable in the genealogy of those smallish prairie towns south of the Twin Cities. Source: Internet

Anthony Splendora found her literary genealogy among other archetypally fallen but redeemed women, both historic and mythic. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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