pedigree
1. the descendants of one individual (Freq. 2)
- his entire lineage has been warriors
• Syn:
lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline,
bloodline, blood, ancestry, origin, parentage,
stemma, stock
• Derivationally related forms:
parent (for: parentage), descend (for: descent), lineal (for: line)
• Hypernyms:
genealogy, family tree
• Hyponyms:
family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk,
sept, phratry, side
2. line of descent of a purebred animal
• Hypernyms:
breed, strain, stock
3. ancestry of a purebred animal
• Syn:
bloodline
• Hypernyms:
ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation
having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
• Syn:
pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred
• Similar to:
purebred
• Derivationally related forms:
pureblood (for: pureblood)
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