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stamboom — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • genealogy noun A person's or family's line of descent traced back through their ancestors.
  • pedigree noun A record of an animal's or person's ancestry, especially one showing distinguished breeding.

Senses

stamboom is used for these senses in English:

  • family tree (horticulture) A grafting technique involving the joining of different varieties of plants onto a single tree or plant.
  • genealogy (countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
  • genealogy (countable) A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
  • pedigree A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding. [from 15th c.]

genealogy — full definition

  1. noun A person's or family's line of descent traced back through their ancestors.
  2. noun A chart or record that maps out this ancestry, such as a family tree.
  3. noun The study of family histories and lines of descent as a discipline.

pedigree — full definition

  1. noun A record of an animal's or person's ancestry, especially one showing distinguished breeding.
  2. noun A person's background or history of achievement, especially an impressive one.
  3. adj Having documented ancestry; purebred.

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