genealogy (noun)
1genealogy — ► NOUN (pl. genealogies) 1) a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor. 2) the study of lines of descent. DERIVATIVES genealogical adjective genealogist noun. ORIGIN Greek genealogia, from genea race, generation + logos account …
2Genealogy (in the Bible) — • The word genealogy occurs only twice in the New Testament: I Tim., i, 4, and Tit., iii, 9. In these passages commentators explain the word as referring to the Gentile theogonies, or to the Essene generation of angels, or to the emanation of… …
3genealogy — noun our genealogy has been difficult to determine Syn: lineage, line, line of descent, family tree, bloodline; pedigree, ancestry, extraction, heritage, parentage, birth, family, dynasty, house, stock, blood, roots …
4genealogy — noun 1 (U) the study of the history of families 2 (C) an account of the history of a family, especially when shown in a drawing that shows how each person is related to the others genealogist noun (C) genealogical, adjective genealogically / kli/ …
5genealogy — noun (plural gies) Etymology: Middle English genealogie, from Anglo French, from Late Latin genealogia, from Greek, from genea race, family + logia logy; akin to Greek genos race Date: 14th century 1. an account of the descent of a person, family …
6genealogy — noun a) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree. b) A record or table of such descent; a …
7genealogy — UK [ˌdʒiːnɪˈælədʒɪ] / US [ˌdʒɪnɪˈælədʒɪ] noun Word forms genealogy : singular genealogy plural genealogies 1) [uncountable] the study of the history of families using historical documents to discover the relationships between people 2)… …
8genealogy — ge|ne|al|o|gy [ ,dʒini ælədʒi ] noun 1. ) uncount the study of the history of families using historical documents to discover the relationships between people 2. ) count the history of one family, showing how all the people are related to each… …
9genealogy — [dʒi:nɪ alədʒi, dʒɛn ] noun (plural genealogies) 1》 a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor. 2》 the study of lines of descent. Derivatives genealogical ˌdʒi:nɪə lɒdʒɪk(ə)l, ˌdʒɛn adjective genealogically …
10genealogy — /dʒiniˈælədʒi / (say jeenee aluhjee) noun (plural genealogies) 1. an account of the descent of a person or family through an ancestral line. 2. the investigation of pedigrees as a department of knowledge. {Middle English, from Late Latin… …
