genealogy

  • 41genealogy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pedigree, descent, ancestry, lineage, stock, posterity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. derivation, pedigree, parentage, generation, descent, history, family tree, lineage, extraction, begats*; see also… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 42genealogy — ge|ne|al|o|gy [ˌdʒi:niˈælədʒi] n plural genealogies [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: généalogie, from Greek genea family ] 1.) [U] the study of the history of families 2.) a drawing or description that explains how each person in a family is… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43genealogy — ge|ne|al|o|gy [ ,dʒini ælədʒi ] noun 1. ) uncount the study of the history of families using historical documents to discover the relationships between people 2. ) count the history of one family, showing how all the people are related to each… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 44genealogy —   …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 45genealogy — study of descent of families Sciences and Studies …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 46genealogy — ge·ne al·o·gy || ‚dʒɪːnɪælÉ™dʒɪ n. line of descent from an ancestor; record of one s descent from an ancestor; study of family history …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 47genealogy — [dʒi:nɪ alədʒi, dʒɛn ] noun (plural genealogies) 1》 a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor. 2》 the study of lines of descent. Derivatives genealogical ˌdʒi:nɪə lɒdʒɪk(ə)l, ˌdʒɛn adjective genealogically …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 48genealogy — n. 1. Pedigree, list of ancestors. 2. Descent, derivation …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 49genealogy — noun 1 (U) the study of the history of families 2 (C) an account of the history of a family, especially when shown in a drawing that shows how each person is related to the others genealogist noun (C) genealogical, adjective genealogically / kli/ …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 50genealogy —   Line of descent from an ancestor through its derivatives; the ‘pedigree’ of an organism.   See also lineage …

    Expanded glossary of Cycad terms