PEDIGREE

pedigree

Noun

  1. A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
  2. A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
  3. Good breeding or ancestry.
  4. The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.
  5. The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.

Adjective

  1. Having a pedigree.
  2. Purebred.


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