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pedigree

Syllabification: (ped·i·gree)
Pronunciation: /ˈpedəˌgrē/
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Definition of pedigree

noun

  • 1the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be purebred.
  • a purebred animal.
  • 2the recorded ancestry, especially upper-class ancestry, of a person or family.
  • the background or history of a person or thing, especially as conferring distinction or quality.
  • a genealogical table.

Derivatives

pedigreed

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pé de grue 'crane's foot', a mark used to denote succession in pedigrees

pedigree in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pedigree in the British & World English dictionary