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genealogy

noun
🔊/ˌdʒiːniˈælədʒi/
🔊/ˌdʒiːniˈælədʒi/
(plural genealogies)
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  1. [uncountable] the study of family history, including the study of who the ancestors of a particular person were家谱学；系谱学；宗谱学Topics Historyc2, Family and relationshipsc2
  2. [countable] a particular person’s line of ancestors; a diagram that shows this家谱（图）；系谱（图）；宗谱（图）
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    Topics Family and relationshipsc2
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French and late Latin from Greek genealogia, from genea ‘race, generation’ + -logia (see -logy).