Antonyms for genealogical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : jee-nee-ol-uh-jee, -al-, jen-ee-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdʒi niˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˈæl-, ˌdʒɛn i-


Definition of genealogical

Origin :
  • 1570s, from French généalogique (see genealogy) + -al (1). Earlier in the same sense was genealogial (mid-15c.). Related: Genealogically.
  • As in racial : adj ethnic
  • As in patrimonial : adj ancestral
  • As in ancestral : adj related to previous family or family trait
  • As in hereditary : adj inherited; transmitted at birth
Example sentences :
  • An arboreal animal which makes itself at home in genealogical trees.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • He showed her first the genealogical tree of the Rougon-Macquarts.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • Yes; this is the genealogical tree that I had not even brought up to date.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • Thus, the natural system is genealogical in its arrangement, like a pedigree.
  • Extract from : « On the Origin of Species » by Charles Darwin
  • Amiand, his attempt at a genealogical arrangement of Old Bab.
  • Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow
  • This is the first phylogeny or genealogical tree ever published.
  • Extract from : « Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution » by Alpheus Spring Packard
  • The reader will be able to continue this genealogical tree for himself.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
  • The term was not intended in a genealogical, but solely in a political, sense.
  • Extract from : « The Lenp and their Legends » by Daniel G. Brinton
  • The library specializes in genealogical research for Masonic families.
  • Extract from : « North Dakota » by Various
  • These however seem to have been rather of a genealogical than heroic character.
  • Extract from : « The Heroic Age » by H. Munro Chadwick

Synonyms for genealogical

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