genealogy
pronunciation
How to pronounce genealogy in British English:
UK [ˌdʒi:niˈælədʒi]
How to pronounce genealogy in American English:
US [ˌdʒiniˈɑlədʒi, -ˈæl-, ˌdʒɛni-]
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- Noun:
- successive generations of kin
Word Origin
- genealogy (n.)
- early 14c., "line of descent, pedigree, descent," from Old French genealogie (12c.), from Late Latin genealogia "tracing of a family," from Greek genealogia "the making of a pedigree," from genea "generation, descent" (see genus) + -logia (see -logy). An Old English word for it was folctalu, literally "folk tale." Meaning "study of family trees" is from 1768.
Example
- 1. I recently read that genealogy has passed coin collecting and stamp collecting as the most popular non-sports hobby in america .
- 2. Ceri radford hopes that jk rowling will write a book about the fantastic stories she uncovers on the bbc one genealogy programme , who do you think you are
- 3. Books , movies , family genealogy , environmental living programs and travel can all be vehicles to exploring history .
- 4. In his excellent 2003 profile of yao ming for the new yorker , pete hessler , talks about how chinese basketball players are selected strictly on the basis of their height and genealogy .
- 5. According to 1 chronicles 3 , which is a genealogy of david 's family for 30 generations , israel 's great hero-king hit a jackpot regarding love and marriage in the bible .