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genealogical

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ge·ne·al·o·gy  (jn-l-j, -l-, jn-)
n. pl. ge·ne·al·o·gies
1. A record or table of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; a family tree.
2. Direct descent from an ancestor; lineage or pedigree.
3. The study or investigation of ancestry and family histories.
[Middle English genealogie, from Old French, from Late Latin genelogia, from Greek genelogi : gene, family; see gen- in Indo-European roots + -logi, -logy.]
gene·a·logi·cal (--lj-kl) adj.
gene·a·logi·cal·ly adv.
gene·alo·gist n.
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Adj.1.genealogical - of or relating to genealogy; "genealogical records"
genealogic
Translations
genealogical [ˌdʒiːnɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] ADJ → genealógico
genealogical [ˌdʒiːniəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj → généalogique
genealogical
adj → genealogisch
genealogical [ˌdʒiːnɪəˈlɒdʒɪk/əl] adj → genealogico/a
genealogical [ˌdʒiːnɪəˈlɒdʒɪk/əl] adj → genealogico/a


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Prince Andrew was looking at a large gilt frame, new to him, containing the genealogical tree of the Princes Bolkonski, opposite which hung another such frame with a badly painted portrait (evidently by the hand of the artist belonging to the estate) of a ruling prince, in a crown- an alleged descendant of Rurik and ancestor of the Bolkonskis.
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The Genealogical Poems: The only complete poem of the genealogical group is the "Theogony", which traces from the beginning of things the descent and vicissitudes of the families of the gods.
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Ah, my dear girl, they are a good deal,--particularly when they are genealogical, as my one tree is not.
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