GENEALOGY Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

genealogy

noun

ˌjē-nē-ˈä-lə-jē

Definition of genealogy

as in ancestry

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended has a distinguished genealogy that traces back to William the Conqueror

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Recent Examples of genealogy In 2025, the Medical Examiner’s Office submitted some biological evidence to Othram, a laboratory near Houston, for a forensic genetic genealogy analysis. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2026 In 2025, authorities used genetic genealogy to identify her as LeBlanc, with help from the Toronto Police Service, the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service and Othram Laboratories in Texas. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 This Catholic genealogy helped arouse British suspicions of European integration. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 That includes investigative genetic genealogy research, which is used to generate leads from a family tree. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for genealogy

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Okada also has Japanese ancestry but none of that is the issue.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Hough also said some of his ancestry can be traced to those who fought in the American Revolution.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of ancestry

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Early life and family Thiam was born in Côte d’Ivoire, the youngest of seven children in a family with a political pedigree.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
In the end, though, most families prioritize price and proximity over pedigree.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of pedigree

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Medicaid, the federal-state program that covers healthcare for low-income families, pays for at least 40% of births nationwide.

— Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Roman said the question will be if the defense focuses on their own psychiatric experts right away, or Clancy's friends and family to humanize her to the jurors.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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