Definition of genealogy
genealogies
1 : an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
2 : regular descent of a person, family, or group of organisms from a progenitor (see progenitor 1) or older form : pedigree
3 : the study of family ancestral lines
4 : an account of the origin and historical development of something
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They've been researching their genealogies.
has a distinguished genealogy that traces back to William the Conqueror
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To that extent, the arguments in the trans bathroom controversy have a long genealogy, reflecting changing conceptions of normal bodies and behavior.
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Origin and Etymology of genealogy
Middle English genealogie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin genealogia, from Greek, from genea race, family + -logia -logy; akin to Greek genos race
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GENEALOGY Defined for English Language Learners
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: the study of family history
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: the history of a particular family showing how the different members of the family are related to each other
GENEALOGY Defined for Kids
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genealogies
1 : a line of ancestors of a person or family or a history of such a line of ancestors
2 : the study of family lines of ancestors
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