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- [ped-i-gree]
- /ˈpɛd ɪˌgri/
- /ˈped.ɪ.ɡriː/
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- [ped-i-gree]
- /ˈpɛd ɪˌgri/
Definitions of pedigree word
- noun pedigree an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry. 1
- noun pedigree a genealogical table, chart, list, or record, especially of a purebred animal. 1
- noun pedigree distinguished, excellent, or pure ancestry. 1
- noun pedigree derivation, origin, or history: the pedigree of a word. 1
- noun pedigree animal: lineage 1
- noun pedigree person: ancestry 1
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Origin of pedigree
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English pedegru < Anglo-French, equivalent to Middle French pie de grue literally, foot of crane, a fanciful way of describing the appearance of the lines of a genealogical chart
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Parts of speech for Pedigree
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pedigree popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% 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".
pedigree usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pedigree
noun pedigree
- ancestry — Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- birth — When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth.
- blood — Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself.
- bloodline — A person's bloodline is their ancestors over many generations, and the characteristics they are believed to have inherited from these ancestors.
adj pedigree
- highbred — of superior breed.
adjective pedigree
- genealogical — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- queenly — belonging or proper to a queen: queenly propriety.
- wellborn — born of a good, noble, or highly esteemed family.
Antonyms for pedigree
Top questions with pedigree
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- how to make a pedigree?
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