genealogy

  • 51genealogy — n pedigree, family tree; ancestry, ancestral line, lineage, descent, parentage, birth, derivation, extraction, filiation; family, dynasty, house, tribe; race, strain, stock, breed, bloodline, stem, branch, stirps; heredity, heritage, background,… …

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  • 52genealogy — gene·al·o·gy …

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  • 53genealogy — ge•ne•al•o•gy [[t]ˌdʒi niˈɒl ə dʒi, ˈæl , ˌdʒɛn i [/t]] n. pl. gies 1) a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc 2) the study of family ancestries and histories 3) descent from an original form or progenitor; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 54genealogy — /dʒiniˈælədʒi / (say jeenee aluhjee) noun (plural genealogies) 1. an account of the descent of a person or family through an ancestral line. 2. the investigation of pedigrees as a department of knowledge. {Middle English, from Late Latin… …

  • 55genealogy —   n. lineage; family tree; study of these.    ♦ genealogical, a.    ♦ genealogist, n.    ♦ genealogize, v.i. & t …

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  • 56genealogy — /jiyniyolajiy/ The summary history or table of a family, showing how the persons there named are connected together …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 57genealogy — /jiyniyolajiy/ The summary history or table of a family, showing how the persons there named are connected together …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 58genealogy — Family history. The tracing of a person s descent from his ancestors. The science of tracing the history of a family in respect of lineage …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 59genealogy — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor. b an account or exposition of this. 2 the study and investigation of lines of descent. 3 a plant s or animal s line of development from earlier forms. Derivatives:… …

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  • 60Hindu genealogy registers at Haridwar — Genealogy registers, of Hindu families, maintained by Brahmin Pandits (Priests) or ‘Pandas’, who double up as professional genealogists, at Haridwar, has been a subject of study for many years now [http://books.google.com/books?id=OsI7Hy8H34YC pg …

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