pedigree

UK /ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/ US /ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/
noun 5adj 2verb 1

Definitions

noun

1

A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.

2

A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.

3

Good breeding or ancestry.

4

The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.

This connection between sexual and spiritual impurity had an immense pedigree.

5

The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.

adj

1

Having a pedigree.

2

Purebred.

verb

1

To determine the pedigree of (an animal).

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