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The synonyms of “Pedigree” are: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, stemma, stock, genealogy, family tree, extraction, derivation, heritage, paternity, birth, family, dynasty, house, race, strain, breed, history, background, roots, place of origin, pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred, pure, full-blooded
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pedigree” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| ancestry | The evolutionary or genetic line of descent of an animal or plant. He was proud of his Irish ancestry. |
| background | Used in reference to tasks or processes that do not need input from the user. The word is written in white on a red background. |
| birth | The process of giving birth. They celebrated the birth of their first child. |
| blood | The fluid red in vertebrates that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma blood cells and platelets. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products. |
| blood line | The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets. |
| bloodline | A set of ancestors or line of descent of an important person. The survival of a legitimate royal bloodline. |
| breed | A special variety of domesticated animals within a species. Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs. |
| derivation | The process of deducing a new formula, theorem, etc., from previously accepted statements. He prefers shoes of Italian derivation. |
| descent | The descendants of one individual. His descents on the manager of any shop he took a fancy to visit. |
| dynasty | A line of hereditary rulers of a country. The Tang dynasty. |
| extraction | The action of extracting something, especially using effort or force. The dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction. |
| family | A group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit. Friends and family can provide support. |
| family tree | A collection of things sharing a common attribute. |
| genealogy | Successive generations of kin. The genealogies of the kings of Mercia. |
| heritage | A special or individual possession; an allotted portion. The world s heritage of knowledge. |
| history | The past considered as a whole. A history of the labour movement. |
| house | The people living in a house a household. Tickets for the first house. |
| line | A contour or outline considered as a feature of design or composition. The Glasgow to London line. |
| line of descent | A short personal letter. |
| lineage | The descendants of one individual. His entire lineage has been warriors. |
| origin | A place where a nerve or blood vessel begins or branches from a main nerve or blood vessel. Mineral origin. |
| parentage | The origin of something. A boy of Jamaican parentage. |
| paternity | The state of being a father. His enemies made great play of the supposed dubiety of his paternity. |
| place of origin | A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane. |
| race | A series of races for horses or dogs held at a fixed time on a set course. The race for the presidency. |
| roots | Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent. His roots in Texas go back a long way. |
| stemma | The descendants of one individual. |
| stock | A portion of a company s stock as held by an individual or group as an investment. The store has a very low turnover of stock. |
| strain | Nervousness resulting from mental stress. The mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pedigree” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| full-blooded | Endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health. |
| pedigreed | Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal. |
| pure | Of color being chromatically pure not diluted with white or grey or black. An outcome which may be a matter of pure chance. |
| pureblood | Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal. |
| pureblooded | Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal. |
| thoroughbred | Of outstanding quality. This thoroughbred car affords the luxury of three spoilers. |
| ancestor | An early type of animal or plant from which others have evolved. Both species of elephant have a common ancestor. |
| ancestral | Of, belonging to, or inherited from an ancestor or ancestors. Ancestral home. |
| ancestry | The descendants of one individual. He was proud of his Irish ancestry. |
| ascendant | Tending or directed upward. The economically ascendant class. |
| blood | Blood samples or tests. A mixed blood. |
| clan | A close-knit group of interrelated families, especially in the Scottish Highlands. Civil strife has followed as rival clans jockey for power. |
| deleterious | Harmful to living things. Deleterious chemical additives. |
| familial | Relating to or having the characteristics of a family. Familial traits. |
| forebear | An ancestor. Generations of his forebears had lived in London. |
| forefather | A precursor of a particular movement. The forefathers of modern British socialism. |
| genealogy | The study or investigation of ancestry and family history. The genealogies of the kings of Mercia. |
| genetic | Relating to genetics. The genetic relations between languages. |
| genetically | By genetic mechanisms. Language varieties that are genetically related. |
| hereditary | Relating to inheritance. Either hereditary or environmental factors. |
| hometown | The town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence. He never went back to his hometown again. |
| hominoid | Relating to hominoid primates. |
| inborn | Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development. People think doctors have inborn compassion. |
| inbreeding | The act of mating closely related individuals. Persistent inbreeding has produced an unusually high frequency of sufferers from this disease. |
| kinship | Relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption. They felt a kinship with architects. |
| lineage | The number of lines in a piece of printed material. The chimpanzee and gorilla lineages. |
| lineal | Arranged in a line. Lineal ancestors. |
| mulatto | An offspring of a black and a white parent. |
| parentage | The descendants of one individual. A boy of Jamaican parentage. |
| patrimony | Property inherited from one’s father or male ancestor. Owners refuse to part with their patrimony in the interests of agricultural development. |
| primogenitor | An ancestor in the direct line. |
| progenitor | A person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent. The progenitor of modern jazz. |
| purebred | Bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain. |
| thoroughbred | A horse of a thoroughbred breed. This thoroughbred car affords the luxury of three spoilers. |
| unmixed | Not constituting a compound. Bold unmixed colours. |
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