ancestry
FORMAL
an‧ces‧try /ˈænsəstri, -ses- $ -ses-/ noun (plural ancestries) [countable usually singular, uncountable]
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Synonyms & Related Wordsancestry[noun]Synonyms: blood, descent, extraction, lineage, origin, pedigree
Antonyms: descendants, posterity
Related Words: family,
kindred,
line,
race,
stock,
derivation,
source,
breed,
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English Dictionaryan‧ces‧try /ˈænsəstri, -ses- $ -ses-/
noun (
plural ancestries)
[countable usually singular, uncountable] formal the members of your family who lived a long time ago
of ... ancestry
Her mother is of German ancestry (=has German ancestors). Helen’s family can trace their ancestry back to the 1700s. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsancestry noun ADJ. common The two species have developed from a common ancestry.
Celtic, French, etc. VERB + ANCESTRY claim, have, share She shares a common ancestry with the Queen.
trace We can trace our ancestry back to the 16th century. ANCESTRY + VERB date/go/reach/stretch back to The firm claims an ancestry dating back to 1727. PHRASES be of French, German, etc. ancestry He is of Chinese
ancestry.
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