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Definition of: genealogy
(jē′nē·al′ə·jē, jen′ē-) noun plural ·gies
1. A record of descent from some ancestor; a list of ancestors and their descendants.
2. Descent in a direct line; pedigree.
3. The science that treats of pedigrees. [<Gk. genea race + -LOGY]
—ge·ne·a·log·i·cal (jē′nē·ə·loj′i·kəl, jen′ē-) adjective
—ge′ne·a·log′i·cal·ly adverb
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