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Meaning of Pedigree | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

العربية النسب سلالة
Čeština rodokmen
Cymraeg tras
Deutsch Ahnentafel
Español pedigrí
Français pedigree
Galego liñaxe
עברית יוחסין יחס
Bahasa Indonesia asal-usul sejarah silsilah
日本語 世系 由緒 系図 系譜 血統 譜系
한국어 가문 가벌 혈통
Te Reo Māori kākano kāwai
Македонски родословие
Nederlands stamboom
Português pedigree
ไทย กำพืด
Türkçe şecere silsilename
Українська родові́д
Tiếng Việt phả hệ

Examples

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

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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