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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
genealogies |
| definition 1: |
a chart or record showing the ancestors and lines of hereditary descent of a person or group; family tree.
In studying his genealogy, he discovered that his great grandparents had had seven children.- similar words:
- ancestry, pedigree
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| definition 2: |
the techniques and methods of determining ancestry.
Her interest in genealogy was sparked while researching her own family background. |
| related words: |
ancestry, blood, lineage, pedigree |
| derivations: |
genealogical (adj.), genealogically (adv.), genealogist (n.) |
The word genealogy
contains the following parts:
gen, gener
Latin and Greek
root
that means birth, origin, race, kind
  Example words:
gene, general, generate, generation, generator, generic, generous, genetic, genius, gentleman, genuine, hydrogen, indigenous, ingenious, oxygen
-logy, -ology
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means study of, science of; written work; structure or principle
More about this word part:
The suffix -logy
, -ology
forms nouns from bases that are predominantly Greek roots. It is a terminal form of the root log, logo, -logue which in the vast majority cases signifies the study or science of the subject indicated by the base. In some words, however, -ology
carries the meaning "written work" (trilogy) or "structure" (homology). See log, logo, -logue. Most nouns ending in -logy
, -ology
have an adjective form ending in "-ical." (dermatology, dermatological).
Example words:
anthology, anthropology, apology, archeology, astrology, biology, ecology, etymology, geology, mythology, ornithology, paleontology, psychology, technology, zoology
- synonyms:
- -ics
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