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   Ped·i·gree

   /ˈpedəˌɡrē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be purebred: "they are looking for animals with pedigrees"
   • ▪ a purebred animal.
   • 2. the recorded ancestry, especially upper-class ancestry, of a person or family: "with a pedigree equal to many of the gentry"
   • ▪ the background or history of a person or thing, especially as conferring distinction or quality: "the scheme has a long pedigree"
   • ▪ a genealogical table: "my host showed me his family pedigree"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pé de grue ‘crane's foot’, a mark used to denote succession in pedigrees.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pedigreed adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   The meaning of PEDIGREE is a register recording a line of ancestors. How to use pedigree in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPEDIGREE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a person's family history, education, and experience, or the history of an idea or activity: His voice and manner suggested an aristocratic pedigree. Isolationism has a long and respectable pedigree in American history. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Breeds & breeding. American bully. beget. breeder. breeding ground. brood mare.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › pedigreePEDIGREE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PEDIGREE meaning: 1. a list of the parents and other relations of an animal: 2. a person's family history…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › pedigreePEDIGREE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   A pedigree is a table or chart recording a line of ancestors, either of persons or (more especially) of animals, as horses, cattle, and dogs; in the case of animals, such a table is used as proof of superior qualities: a detailed pedigree.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pedigreePedigree - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The noun pedigree refers to the genetic background of an animal, although it is sometimes applied to people as well. A purebred dog, for example, comes with a verified pedigree, a list of all past parentage.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › pedigreePedigree - definition of pedigree by The Free Dictionary

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   A pedigree is a table or chart recording a line of ancestors, either of persons or (more commonly) of animals, as horses, cattle, and dogs; in the case of animals, such a table is used as proof of superior qualities: a detailed pedigree.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionpedigree noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of pedigree noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.