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Definitions for: Genealogy
[n] successive generations of kin
Webster (1913) Definition: Gen`e*al"o*gy, n.; pl. Genealogies. [OE.
genealogi, genelogie, OF. genelogie, F. g['e]n['e]alogie, L.
genealogia, fr. Gr. ?; ? birth, race, descent (akin to L.
genus) + ? discourse.]
1. 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. Regular descent of a person or family from a progenitor;
pedigree; lineage.
Synonyms: family tree
See Also: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, clan, descent, kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock, tribe
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