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   pedigree

   /ˈpɛdɪɡriː/

   noun

   • 1. the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be pure-bred: "they are looking for animals with pedigrees"
   • ▪ a pure-bred animal.
   • 2. the recorded ancestry or lineage of a person or family: "with a pedigree equal to many of the gentry"
   • ▪ the history or provenance of a person or thing, especially as conferring distinction: "the scheme has a long pedigree"
   • ▪ a genealogical table: "my host showed me his family pedigree"

   adjective

   • 1. (of an animal) pure-bred: British "pedigree cats"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. pedigreed adjective

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   Is Purina better than pedigree?

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPEDIGREE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PEDIGREE definition: 1. a list of the parents and other relations of an animal: 2. a person's family history…. Learn more.

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   1. : a register recording a line of ancestors. The pedigree traces the family back to the 18th century. 2. a. : an ancestral line : lineage. That horse has an impressive pedigree. b. : the origin and the history of something. Democracy's pedigree stretches back to ancient Greece. broadly : background, history. 3. a. : a distinguished ancestry.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › pedigreePEDIGREE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A pedigree is a table or chart recording a line of ancestors, either of persons or (more especially) of animals, as horses, cattle, and dogs; in the case of animals, such a table is used as proof of superior qualities: a detailed pedigree.

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   A pedigree is a table or chart recording a line of ancestors, either of persons or (more especially) of animals, as horses, cattle, and dogs; in the case of animals, such a table is used as proof of superior qualities: a detailed pedigree.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › pedigreePEDIGREE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a person's family history, education, and experience, or the history of an idea or activity: His voice and manner suggested an aristocratic pedigree. Isolationism has a long and respectable pedigree in American history. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Breeds & breeding. American bully. beget. breeder. breeding ground. brood mare.

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   A pedigree is a table or chart recording a line of ancestors, either of persons or (more commonly) of animals, as horses, cattle, and dogs; in the case of animals, such a table is used as proof of superior qualities: a detailed pedigree.

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    The noun pedigree refers to the genetic background of an animal, although it is sometimes applied to people as well. A purebred dog, for example, comes with a verified pedigree, a list of all past parentage.