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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ped•i•gree /ˈpɛdɪˌgri/USA pronunciation n. - one's ancestral line;
lineage;
ancestry: [uncountable]a study of their pedigree.[countable]a pedigree spanning centuries. - a record of the ancestry of an animal, esp. of a purebred animal: [uncountable]great pedigree.[countable]the pedigree of a collie.
- [uncountable] distinguished or pure ancestry.
adj. Also, ˈped•iˌgreed. - having established purebred ancestry:a pedigree collie.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ped•i•gree (ped′i grē′),USA pronunciation n. - an ancestral line;
line of descent;
lineage;
ancestry. - a genealogical table, chart, list, or record, esp. of a purebred animal.
- distinguished, excellent, or pure ancestry.
- derivation, origin, or history:the pedigree of a word.
- 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
- late Middle English pedegru 1375–1425
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Pedigree, genealogy refer to an account of ancestry. 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.A genealogy is an account of the descent of a person or family traced through a series of generations, usually from the first known ancestor:a genealogy that includes a king.
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