Definitions of genealogy [ˌdʒi niˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˈæl-, ˌdʒɛn i-]

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Definition of 'genealogy'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) genealogy
a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.

2. genealogy
the study of family ancestries and histories.

3. genealogy
descent from an original form or progenitor; ancestry.

Etymology: (1250–1300; < MF < LL geneālogia < Gk geneālogía, der. of

Definition of 'genealogy'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) genealogy, family tree
successive generations of kin

2. (noun) genealogy
the study or investigation of ancestry and family history

Definition of 'genealogy'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) genealogy
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

2. (noun) genealogy
regular descent of a person or family from a progenitor; pedigree; lineage

Translation of 'genealogy'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: – the genealogy of the royal house of Tudor.
Brazilian: genealogia	Finnish: sukututkimus	Indonesian: silsilah
Korean: 계보(系譜)	Persian: نسب نامه، شجره	Pashto: نسب نامه، شجره
Thai: ลำดับศักดิ์ของวงศ์ตระกูล	Taiwanese: 家族史	Chinese: 家族史
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