genealogy
[noun]
Synonyms: begats, family tree, pedigree, stemma

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ge‧ne‧al‧o‧gy /ˌdʒiːniˈælədʒi/ noun (plural genealogies)
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: généalogie, from Greek genea 'family']

1. [uncountable] the study of the history of families

2. [countable] a drawing or description that explains how each person in a family is related to the others ⇒ family tree
—genealogist noun [countable]
—genealogical /ˌdʒiːniəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ -ˈlɑː-/ adjective:
a useful source of genealogical information

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