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ancestry
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an·ces·try

noun \ˈan-ˌses-trē\

Definition of ANCESTRY

1
: line of descent : lineage; especially : honorable, noble, or aristocratic descent
2
: persons initiating or comprising a line of descent : ancestors
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Examples of ANCESTRY

  1. They claim to be of noble ancestry.
  2. a person of unknown ancestry
  3. She claims to be able to trace her ancestry all the way back to the earliest settlers.

First Known Use of ANCESTRY

14th century

Related to ANCESTRY

Synonyms
birth, blood, bloodline, breeding, descent, extraction, family tree, genealogy, line, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock, strain
Antonyms
issue, posterity, progeny, seed

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