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genealogy

[jee-nee-ol-uh-jee, -al-, jen-ee-] / ˌdʒi niˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˈæl-, ˌdʒɛn i- /
NOUN
person's family tree
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ancestry genetics lineage
STRONG
derivation descent extraction generation heredity history line parentage pedigree stemma stock strain
WEAK
blood line progeniture stirps

Example Sentences

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Working with the FBI, Arlington police had finally solved the crime that summer through genetic genealogy, matching the killer’s DNA to relatives in a public database.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

More than genealogy, the term signals a moral orientation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The technique, known as forensic investigative genetic genealogy, incorporates public genealogy websites with DNA analysis.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

John said TV programmes and genealogy companies "drive this theory that every outcome is good, that you'll find war heroes... or a suffragette, but lots of people don't."

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

She never teach us our mo‘okū‘auhau, so we never learn how for say our genealogy.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila