Pedigree

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    ancestry of a purebred animal wordnet
  3. 3
    A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    line of descent of a purebred animal wordnet
  5. 5
    Good breeding or ancestry. uncountable
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  1. 6
    the hereditary derivation of an individual wordnet
  2. 7
    The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc. countable, uncountable

    "This connection between sexual and spiritual impurity had an immense pedigree."

  3. 8
    The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To determine the pedigree of (an animal). transitive
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a pedigree. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Purebred. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
lineagefull bloodedalmanach de gothaancestryancestrybirth

Antonyms

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mixed

Example

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"A volunteer at the genealogy library told Tom he should summarize on a pedigree chart whatever information he had learned from his living grandparents."

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman pé de grue, a variant of Old French pié de gru (“foot of a crane”), from Latin pes (“foot”) + grus (“crane”).

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pedigree clausepedigree collapse

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