Complete Definition of "genealogy"

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Etymology
From OF. and Modern F. généalogie < LL. genealogia < AGr. γενεαλογία (genealogia) < γενεά (genea) "generation, descent" and -λογία (-logia) "study of"

Noun
en-noun|genealogies|-

  1. countable The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
  2. countable A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
  3. uncountable The study, and formal recording of such descents.

Usage notes
A common miss-spelling of this term is geneology.

Synonyms
pedigree

Related terms
genealogical
genealogically
genealogist

Translations
trans-top|the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors
Croatian: t-|hr|genealogija|f, t-|hr|rodoslovlje|n
trans-mid
Russian: генеалоги� (g'en'ealógija) f
Scottish Gaelic: sloinntearachd f
trans-bottom

trans-top|a record or table of such descent
Croatian: t-|hr|genealogija|f, t-|hr|rodoslovlje|n
trans-mid
Russian: генеалоги� (g'en'ealógija) f
Scottish Gaelic: sloinntearachd f
trans-bottom

trans-top|study and recording of descents
Croatian: t-|hr|genealogija|f, t-|hr|rodoslovlje|n
Czech: t-|cs|genealogie|f
German: t-|de|Ahnenforschung|f, t-|de|Genealogie|f
trans-mid
Russian: генеалоги� (g'en'ealógija) f
Scottish Gaelic: sloinntearachd f
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Korean: �보,��,��,족보

See also
family history

Category:Family
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