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单词 genealogy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ge•ne•al•o•gy /ˌdʒiniˈɑlədʒi, -ˈæl-, ˌdʒɛni-/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -gies. 
  1. [countable] a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
  2. [uncountable] the study of family ancestries and histories.
  3. ancestry; descent from an original form:[countable]the genealogy of certain plants.
ge•ne•a•log•i•cal /ˌdʒiniəˈlɑdʒɪkəl, ˌdʒɛni-/USA pronunciation  ge•ne•a•log•ic, adj. 
ge•ne•al•o•gist, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ge•ne•al•o•gy  ( jē′nē olə jē, -al-, jen′ē-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. 
  1. a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
  2. the study of family ancestries and histories.
  3. descent from an original form or progenitor; lineage;
    ancestry.
  4. Biologya group of individuals or species having a common ancestry:The various species of Darwin's finches form a closely knit genealogy.
  • Greek geneālogía pedigree, equivalent. to geneá̄ race (see gene) + -logia -logy
  • Late Latin geneālogia
  • Middle French
  • Middle English genealogie 1250–1300
ge•ne•a•log•i•cal  (jē′nē ə loji kəl, jen′ē-),USA pronunciation ge′ne•a•logic, adj.  ge′ne•a•logi•cal•ly, adv. 
ge′ne•alo•gist, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See pedigree. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
genealogy /ˌdʒiːnɪˈælədʒɪ/ n ( pl -gies)
  1. the direct descent of an individual or group from an ancestor
  2. the study of the evolutionary development of animals and plants from earlier forms
  3. a chart showing the relationships and descent of an individual, group, genes, etc
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French genealogie, from Late Latin geneālogia, from Greek, from genea race

genealogical /ˌdʒiːnɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/, ˌgeneaˈlogic adj ˌgeneaˈlogically adv ˌgeneˈalogist n
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