genealogies

noun

plural of genealogy
as in lineages
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended has a distinguished genealogy that traces back to William the Conqueror

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Recent Examples of genealogies The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns. — Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025 Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for genealogies
  1. lineages
  2. ancestries
  3. pedigrees
  4. origins
  5. families
Noun
  • The research team, led by Ellie Bourgikos and Nathan Grubaugh at the Yale School of Public Health, estimates that one of the virus’s two major lineages arrived in the Northeast by the early 1700s.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Because everyone will have access to the same information, AI will accentuate the value of personal connections, again promoting lineages and networks that at their most extreme may appear to be sinister establishment conspiracies.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of lineages
Noun
  • In a small number of cases, similar ancestries were grouped together.
    — Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Eastern and western ancestries in Karelian Mesolithic dogs suggest that two lineages diverged during the Paleolithic.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of ancestries
Noun
  • Project Hail Mary’s position will also be tested against new releases from filmmakers with stronger Oscar pedigrees.
    — Sophia Morano, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The pedigrees of the players are, of course, very strong.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of pedigrees
Noun
  • The origins of the Fourth of July date back to July 4, 1776, when the United States unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Unlike the first two installments, Silo season 3 features a split-timeline narrative that introduces a host of new characters and delves into the mystery of the silo's origins.
    — Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of origins
Noun
  • Gillian's Wonderland Pier in Ocean City was a Jersey Shore landmark that entertained families for decades.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Some beachgoers have lamented that Laguna Beach’s policy is too restrictive, and that long days spent on the sand require more shade than a small umbrella provides, particularly for families with small children.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of families

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