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Pedigree

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolpedigrí
Françaispedigree
DeutschAhnentafel
25 more languages

Examples

“This connection between sexual and spiritual impurity had an immense pedigree.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

pedigree clause pedigree collapse Pedigreed Pedigrees pedilavium pedilid

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