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pedigree

[ ped-i-gree ]

noun

  1. an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry.
  2. a genealogical table, chart, list, or record, especially of a purebred animal.
  3. distinguished, excellent, or pure ancestry.
  4. derivation, origin, or history:

    the pedigree of a word.



pedigree

/ ˈ±èÉ›»åɪˌɡ°ù¾±Ë /

noun

    1. the line of descent of a purebred animal
    2. ( as modifier )

      a pedigree bull

  1. a document recording this
  2. a genealogical table, esp one indicating pure ancestry
  3. derivation or background

    the pedigree of an idea

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è±ð»å¾±ËŒ²µ°ù±ð±ð»å, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pedigree1

1375–1425; late Middle English pedegru, from Anglo-French, equivalent to Middle French pie de grue literally, “foot of crane,†a fanciful way of describing the appearance of the lines of a genealogical chart
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pedigree1

C15: from Old French pie de grue crane's foot, alluding to the spreading lines used in a genealogical chart
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Synonym Study

Pedigree, genealogy refer to an account of ancestry. A pedigree is a table or chart recording a line of ancestors, either of persons or (more especially) of animals, as horses, cattle, and dogs; in the case of animals, such a table is used as proof of superior qualities: a detailed pedigree. A genealogy is an account of the descent of a person or family traced through a series of generations, usually from the first known ancestor: a genealogy that includes a king.
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Eugene Brooks, a four-star prospect out of Sierra Canyon High, has the pedigree to take over one of the spots at guard after spending his first college season at Oklahoma.

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Coming from a country with little tennis pedigree, Eala is already accustomed to being a trailblazer for the Philippines - even though she is still a teenager.

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Coming from a country with little tennis pedigree, Alexandra Eala is already accustomed to being a trailblazer for the Philippines - even though she is still only 19.

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For more than 50 years, Sossi’s admirers said, the Odyssey artistic director provided a platform for those committed to reimagining what a theater could be, no matter the prestige or pedigree of an artist.

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There is no doubt Tuchel has the pedigree and the tactical nous to pull it off, in theory at least.

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