genealogy
[ jee-nee-ol-uh-jee, -al-, jen-ee- ]
/ ˌdʒi niˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˈæl-, ˌdʒɛn i- /
noun, plural ge·ne·al·o·gies.
a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
the study of family ancestries and histories.
descent from an original form or progenitor; lineage; ancestry.
Biology.
a group of individuals or species having a common ancestry: The various species of Darwin's finches form a closely knit genealogy.
Origin of genealogy
OTHER WORDS FROM genealogy
Words nearby genealogy
gene therapy,
gene transfer,
gene-splicing,
geneal.,
genealogical tree,
genealogy,
genearch,
genecology,
genera,
generable,
general
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British Dictionary definitions for genealogy
genealogy
/ (ˌdʒiːnɪˈælədʒɪ) /
noun plural -gies
the direct descent of an individual or group from an ancestor
the study of the evolutionary development of animals and plants from earlier forms
a chart showing the relationships and descent of an individual, group, genes, etc
Derived forms of genealogy
genealogical (ˌdʒiːnɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or genealogic, adjective genealogically, adverb genealogist, nounWord Origin for genealogy
C13: from Old French
genealogie, from Late Latin
geneālogia, from Greek, from
genea race
Medical definitions for genealogy
genealogy
[ jē′nē-ŏl′ə-jē, -ăl′-, jĕn′ē- ]
n.
A record or table of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; a family tree.
The study or investigation of ancestry and family histories.