genealogies

noun

plural of genealogy
as in lineages
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 genealogies The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns. — Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025 Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for genealogies
  1. lineages
  2. ancestries
  3. pedigrees
  4. origins
  5. families
Noun
  • So there seems to be something actively problematic with the DNA from those lineages in these regions.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • The research team, led by Ellie Bourgikos and Nathan Grubaugh at the Yale School of Public Health, estimates that one of the virus’s two major lineages arrived in the Northeast by the early 1700s.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of lineages
Noun
  • In a small number of cases, similar ancestries were grouped together.
    — Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Eastern and western ancestries in Karelian Mesolithic dogs suggest that two lineages diverged during the Paleolithic.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of ancestries
Noun
  • Lower-budget genre films—Backrooms, Obsession and Iron Lung, many driven by creators with YouTube and small-screen pedigrees—have broken through with younger viewers.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • The son of a major leaguer turned long-time coach and brother of the Yankees’ top prospect, Jacob has perhaps one of the best pedigrees in this draft class.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of pedigrees
Noun
  • The first women’s pro league in 72 years will honor the game’s origins and its pioneers.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • The origins of the potluck One of the first references to large communal meals where every attendee contributed is in the Bible.
    — Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Definition of origins
Noun
  • Three wildfires are burning in Spokane County, Washington, and thousands of families have been ordered to flee their homes overnight, as state officials warn of an incredibly dangerous situation and brace for what daylight may reveal.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This allowed Amanda to collect data and better understand the scale and specific needs of local families before the summer.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of families

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