pedigree
IPA: pˈɛdʌgri
noun
- A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
- A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
- (uncountable) Good breeding or ancestry.
- The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.
- The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.
verb
- (transitive) To determine the pedigree of (an animal).
adjective
- Having a pedigree.
- Purebred.
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Examples of "pedigree" in Sentences
- He is a peasant by pedigree.
- We know nothing about the pedigree of the quote.
- JAB did the statistical analysis to select the pedigrees.
- It is one of the oldest pedigree breed clubs in the world.
- I have no objection to using the suffix in the pedigree section.
- The family is enlisted into the pedigree book of Kostroma Guberniya.
- The names of mares are taken from the maternal line in the pedigree.
- The article illustrates the pedigree of the King Ranch breeding efforts.
- The dog is a pedigree and the woman supplies him with all the documents.
- The fact of the matter is that her pedigree is already listed on the page.
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