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family tree

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family tree
n.
1. A genealogical diagram of a family's ancestry.
2. The ancestors and descendants of a family considered as a group.
family tree
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) a chart showing the genealogical relationships and lines of descent of a family Also called genealogical tree
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.family treefamily tree - successive generations of kin        
genealogy
kin group, kindred, kinship group, clan, kin, tribe - group of people related by blood or marriage
blood line, bloodline, ancestry, lineage, pedigree, stemma, line of descent, parentage, blood, origin, descent, stock, line - the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
family tree
noun lineage, genealogy, line of descent, ancestral tree, line, descent, pedigree, extraction, ancestry, blood line, stemma, stirps the difficulties of tracing a complex family tree
Translations
family tree n → albero genealogico
family tree n → albero genealogico


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If you've got a family tree let's see a few historical O'Sullivan buds come out on it.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
The family tree (which hangs up at Queen's Crawley) furthermore mentions Charles Stuart, afterwards called Barebones Crawley, son of the Crawley of James the First's time; and finally, Queen Elizabeth's Crawley, who is represented as the foreground of the picture in his forked beard and armour.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
I am the last of the Setons, fortunately, and I am going to smash the family tree, sell the heirlooms, and burn the family records
The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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