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ge·ne·al·o·gy
(jē′nē-ŏl′ə-jē, -ăl′-, jĕn′ē-)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 geneālogia, from Greek geneālogiā : geneā, family; see genə- in Indo-European roots + -logiā, -logy.]
ge′ne·a·log′i·cal (-ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.
ge′ne·a·log′i·cal·ly adv.
ge′ne·al′o·gist n.
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عالِم بالأنْساب
genealog
genealogslægtsforsker
genealógus
ættfræîingur
genealóg
soy sop uzmanı
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genealogy
(dʒiːniˈӕlədʒi) – plural geneˈalogies –
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.
ˌgeneaˈlogical (-ˈlo-) adjectiveˌgeneˈalogist noun
a person who studies or makes genealogies.
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