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Synonyms for genealogy

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

Top 10 synonyms for genealogy
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Définition of genealogy

Origin :
  • early 14c., "line of descent, pedigree, descent," from Old French genealogie (12c.), from Late Latin genealogia "tracing of a family," from Greek genealogia, from genea "generation, descent" (see genus) + -logia (see -logy). An Old English word for it was folctalu, literally "folk tale." Meaning "study of family trees" is from 1768.
  • noun person's family tree
Example sentences :
  • Now this Salmon, according to the genealogy, was David's great-grandfather.
  • Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II] » by Benedict of Spinoza
  • Lauzanne knew what had come to him of genealogy, not in his mind so much as in his muscles.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • In this genealogy, males are denoted by capitals, and females by small letters.
  • Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll
  • In this manner, then, according to them, the genealogy of these gods is to be received and set forth.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • And the genealogy of this hypothesis is as high as that of the other is low.
  • Extract from : « Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I » by Herbert Spencer
  • A female name closes the branch or twig of the genealogy in which it occurs.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Law » by Sir Henry James Sumner Maine
  • "Here is a true American genealogy for you," said Marmaduke, laughing.
  • Extract from : « The Pioneers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • This again led Moslim critics to the study of genealogy and geography.
  • Extract from : « A Boswell of Baghdad » by E. V. Lucas
  • Neither of these personages took any interest in pedigree or genealogy.
  • Extract from : « Ladies-In-Waiting » by Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • I am indebted for this genealogy to the research and to the courtesy of Mr. J. Stefani.
  • Extract from : « On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) » by John Ruskin
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