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pedigreed
ped·i·gree P0146600 (pĕd′ĭ-grē′)n.1. a. A line of ancestors; a lineage.b. A list of ancestors; a family tree.2. A chart of an individual's ancestors used in human genetics to analyze Mendelian inheritance of certain traits, especially of familial diseases.3. A list of the ancestors of a purebred animal.4. A continuous history or series of precedents, especially considered as evidence of respectability or legitimacy: "The practice of larding legislation with special interest lucre has, of course, a lengthy pedigree in American politics" (Jonathan Chait).
[Middle English pedegru, from Anglo-Norman pe de grue : pe, foot (from Latin pēs; see pedi-) + de, of (from Latin dē; see de-) + grue, crane (from the resemblance of a crane's foot to the lines of succession on a genealogical chart) (from Vulgar Latin *grūā, from Latin grūs, gru-; see gerə- in Indo-European roots).]
ped′i·greed′ adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | pedigreed - having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animalpedigree, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbredpurebred - bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain |
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Synonyms for pedigreedadj having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animalSynonyms- pedigree
- pureblood
- pureblooded
- thoroughbred
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