pedigree

noun

ˈpe-də-ˌgrē How to pronounce pedigree (audio)
Definition of pedigreenext
as in lineage
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended a woman of good pedigree

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Recent Examples of pedigree The new acquisitions come with strong awards and festival pedigree. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 American breeders began registering Holstein pedigrees and maintaining herdbooks in the 1800s. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026 Given Iñárritu’s pedigree, the film seemed poised to be prime Oscar bait. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026 Despite a pedigree that includes work in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Hammer Museum, Herman remains resolutely modest and insatiably curious. — Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pedigree
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedigree
  1. lineage
  2. ancestry
  3. genealogy
  4. breeding
  5. origin
Noun
  • The country’s storied motorsport lineage can be traced to 1963, when Formula 1 originally added a Grand Prix in Mexico’s capital.
    — Alan Chazaro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Payments to individuals vary based on the closest lineage to the family members and continue into perpetuity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of lineage
Noun
  • All participants were also of European ancestry, so the findings may not apply to people of different races and ethnicities.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Despite Africa’s central place in human origins and its extraordinary genetic diversity, people of African ancestry remain underrepresented in the genomic datasets used to understand disease, estimate health risks, and develop treatments.
    — Segun Fatumo, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of ancestry
Noun
  • The forensic department at Oklahoma State University then took over genealogy profiling, according to Rouse.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Lichtman's discovery highlights the role of JewishGen, one of the world's largest online resources for Jewish genealogy.
    — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of genealogy
Noun
  • According to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, the Sacramento area and the Central Valley lie within the monarch butterfly’s early breeding zone.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Lamm told TechCrunch that conventional breeding can produce dogs with poor eyesight or genetic predispositions to cancer.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of breeding
Noun
  • In its news release, the Bureau tracked the origins of Halloween to the Samhain festival, which was popular among Celtic communities in ancient Ireland and Britain.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • His father — a World War II veteran, teacher, coach, athletic director and school bus driver — is at the center of almost every origin story Thune tells.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of origin

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“Pedigree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedigree. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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