genealogist

ge·ne·al·o·gy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [jee-nee-ol-uh-jee, -al-, jen-ee-]
- /ˌdʒi niˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˈæl-, ˌdʒɛn i-/
- /ˌdʒiː.niˈæl.ə.dʒɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jee-nee-ol-uh-jee, -al-, jen-ee-]
- /ˌdʒi niˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˈæl-, ˌdʒɛn i-/

Definitions of genealogist word

noun plural genealogist a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc. 1
noun plural genealogist the study of family ancestries and histories. 1
noun plural genealogist descent from an original form or progenitor; lineage; ancestry. 1
noun plural genealogist Biology. a group of individuals or species having a common ancestry: The various species of Darwin's finches form a closely knit genealogy. 1
noun genealogist A person who studies, professes or practices genealogy. 1
noun genealogist sb who traces family trees 1

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Origin of genealogist

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English genealogie < Middle French < Late Latin geneālogia < Greek geneālogía pedigree, equivalent to geneā́ race (see gene) + -logia -logy

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Parts of speech for Genealogist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Genealogist

genealogist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

genealogist usage trend in Literature

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