ge·ne·al·o·gy (j  n- l  -j, - l-, j n-)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 gene  logia, from Greek genelogi : gene, family; see gen- in Indo-European roots + -logi, -logy.]ge ne·a·logi·cal (--lj -kl) adj.ge ne·a·logi·cal·ly adv.ge ne·alo·gist n. |
genealogy [ˌdʒiːnɪˈælədʒɪ]
n pl -gies
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) the direct descent of an individual or group from an ancestor
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) the study of the evolutionary development of animals and plants from earlier forms
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) a chart showing the relationships and descent of an individual, group, genes, etc.
[from Old French genealogie, from Late Latin geneālogia, from Greek, from genea race]
genealogical [ˌdʒiːnɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl], genealogic adj
genealogically adv
genealogist n
genealogy
1. a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, or group.
2. the study of family ancestries or histories.
3. descent from an original form or progenitor; lineage. — genealogist, n. — genealogie, genealogical, adj.
See also: History
2. the study of family ancestries or histories.
3. descent from an original form or progenitor; lineage. — genealogist, n. — genealogie, genealogical, adj.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  genealogy - successive generations of kin |
| 2. | genealogy - the study or investigation of ancestry and family history discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, field, study - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" |
genealogy
noun ancestry, descent, pedigree, line, origin, extraction, lineage, family tree, parentage, derivation, blood line He had sat and repeated his family's genealogy to her.
Translations
genealogy
1 noun the history of families from generation to generation the genealogy of the royal house of Tudor.
2 a plan, list etc of the ancestors of a person or family.
adj geneaˈlogical [-ˈlo-]
genealogiese نَسَبي родословен rodopisný, genealogický slægts-; genealogisk genealogisch γενεαλογικός genealógico genealoogiline وابسته به شجره نامه sukututkimus-, genealoginen généalogique גֵינֵיאוֹלוֹגיָה वंशावली संबंधी genealoški, rodoslovni leszármazási, nemzedékrendi secara silsilah ættfræðilegur genealogico 系図の 가계의, 혈통의 genealoginis ģenealoģisks genealogi genealogisch genealogisk genealogiczny genealógico genealogic генеалогический genealogický rodosloven genealoški genealogisk, släktlednings- เกี่ยวกับวงศ์ตระกูล soya ait 家系的，家譜的 генеалогічний نسبی liên quan đến việc xác định dòng dõi gia đình 家系的，家谱的
n geneˈalogist
a person who studies or makes genealogies. genealoog عالِم بالأنْساب генеалог genealog slægtsforsker; genealog der Genealoge γενεαλόγος genealogista suguvõsauurija دودمان شناس sukututkija généalogiste חוֹקֵר שוֹשָלוֹת वंशावली विज्ञानी genealog genealógus ahli silsilah ættfræðingur genealogista 系図学者 계보학자 genealogas ģenealogs ahli genealogi genealoog slektsforsker, genealog genealog genealogista genealog специалист по генеалогии genealóg rodoslovec genealog genealog, släktforskare ผู้ศึกษาเกี่ยวกับการสืบวงศ์ตระกูล soy sop uzmanı 家譜學者 спеціаліст по генеалогії ماہر انساب chuyên gia khoa phả hệ 系谱学者
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