• geneology(common misspelling)

FromMiddle Englishgenealogie,genologie,genelogie, fromOld Frenchgenealogie (ModernFrenchgénéalogie), fromLate Latingenealogia, fromAncient Greekγενεαλογία(genealogía), fromγενεά(geneá,“generation, descent”) and-λογία(-logía,“study of”).

• (General American)IPA^(key):/ˌd͡ʒiniˈɑlədʒi/,/ˌd͡ʒiniˈælədʒi/
• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ˌdʒiːniˈælədʒi/,(sometimes proscribed)/ˌdʒiːniˈɒlədʒi/

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• Hyphenation:ge‧ne‧al‧o‧gy

genealogy (countable anduncountable,pluralgenealogies)

1. (countable) Thedescent of aperson,family, orgroup from anancestor or ancestors;lineage orpedigree.
2. (countable) Arecord ortable of such descent; afamily tree.
3. (uncountable) Thestudy, andformalrecording of such descents.

• pedigree

• genealogical
• genealogically
• genealogist
• genealogize

• family history
• lineage