Associations to the word «Genealogy»

Wiktionary

GENEALOGY, noun. (countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
GENEALOGY, noun. (countable) A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
GENEALOGY, noun. (uncountable) The study, and formal recording of such descents.

Dictionary definition

GENEALOGY, noun. Successive generations of kin.
GENEALOGY, noun. The study or investigation of ancestry and family history.

Wise words

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