genealogy

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/ˌd͡ʒiniˈɑlədʒi/

noun 3

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ADJ.

horrified, known

She was horrified to discover her family genealogy included a notorious criminal from the 1800s.

VERB + GENEALOGY

know, studied, studying, volunteer

She has been studying genealogy for five years to trace her family's origins.

GENEALOGY + NOUN

library, tom

My grandmother spent hours in the genealogy library tracing our family history back five generations.

PREP.

than

My family tree is more complicated than genealogy records from the 1800s suggest.

ADV.

ever

I've never traced my genealogy, but my sister recently became obsessed with our family tree.

Definitions

noun

The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.

The book significantly extends on Rosenstein’s monumental 1990 work, “The Unbroken Chain,” which focused on the genealogies of the major Ashkenazi rabbinic dynasties from medieval times to the present.

A record or table of such descent; a family tree.

The study, and formal recording of such descents.

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When his mother studied their genealogy, she was horrified to find out they were related to Hitler.

Tatoeba · #2652717

If you're lucky, you'll be able to connect yourself to a relative who has put more effort into studying your family's genealogy than you ever could.

Tatoeba · #5023572

A volunteer at the genealogy library told Tom he should summarize on a pedigree chart whatever information he had learned from his living grandparents.

Tatoeba · #5319238

Do you know your genealogy?

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Genealogy, otherwise known as family history, is an extremely popular hobby.

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