Pedigree
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pedigree is a noun meaning A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
Meaning
A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
More Meanings
- A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
- (uncountable) Good breeding or ancestry.
- The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.
- The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.
- Having a pedigree.
- Purebred.
- (transitive) To determine the pedigree of (an animal).
Example Sentences
This connection between sexual and spiritual impurity had an immense pedigree.
Word Forms
- pedigrees
- pedigreeing
- pedigreed
Synonyms for pedigree
Depending on context, synonyms include line, stock, descent, lineage, ancestry, parentage.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ancestry, bloodline, parentage, lineage, pureblood, purebred.
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