pedigree
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈpɛdɪˌɡri/
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- Mr. Ben-Naim comes to this work with an eclectic pedigree and an attitude that friends and colleagues describe as "audacious" and "infectious."
- a long pedigree
- an aristocratic pedigree
- a noble pedigree
They have an acting pedigree that that extends back.
- They have an acting pedigree that that extends back.
- We, we have proven before that we have championship pedigree and we understand how to win.
- So both, both folks with an amazing pedigree and an amazing sense of what's going on.
- So again, you're signing real, genuine world class pedigree.
- He's like, you put too much stock into academic pedigree.
- Did you feel as a youngster, did you feel that being part of that, of that pedigree was, was part of your shaping?
- Yeah, if only there was some coach out there with a winning pedigree.
- But you, you can't count out champions and and, you know, we got champion pedigree and so don't do it.
- And Einstein said, I believe this is what he what he quoted was that genius doesn't come with pedigree.
- Umm, but, but mostly the tree of cousinship is an obvious signature of a pedigree.
- But somehow you got to find a mix that works where you're still valuing your input while also trying to build your pedigree.
- Google doesn't have the same industrial design pedigree that Apple or Samsung have, so it tries to make up for it by making the smartest phone in the room.
Examples
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- Mother had the money, dad the pedigree.
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For one thing, we do not trace the pedigree of legal rules to a period before the Founding.
Academic text (2017) -
What I believe he was trying to say was, "But my pedigree is better than yours."
Blog text (28) -
The Prince is a fine young man of pedigree, educated in the mission school.
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I can tell you my pedigree all the way back to the tribe... that my greatest-grandfather came from.
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Seth was fully satisfied with Daimler's academic pedigree and the soft-spoken way in which he described it.
Fiction book (1995) -
Miller and Lichtenstein both have a distinguished pedigree of representing all of Lakewood in their positions.
Blog text (28) -
The breeder provided the buyer with the puppy's pedigree to prove its pure lineage.
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The horse's impressive pedigree made it a high-value asset in the racehorse industry.
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Many dog owners take pride in their pets' pedigree, often showcasing their lineage in competitions.
Synonyms
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4.1
Family history passed down from your ancestors
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5.6
A series of related people or events over time
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2.3
The family background and country where someone’s family comes from
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4.8
A family line of people or animals related by birth
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4.1
The family you come from over many generations
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4.6
The family a person comes from, for example parents or grandparents
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5.5
A list of family members who came before you
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7.4
A record of a family's ancestors and history
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5.8
The family or ancestors that someone comes from
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5.3
Who a person's mother and father are and their family background
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3.2
A group of people who are related by birth over many generations
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3.8
The people in a family who are related by blood across generations
A record showing a person's ancestors across generations
A family line that shows where a person comes from
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pedigree comes from old French words pied 'foot' and grue 'crane' because early family trees used a mark like a crane's foot to show who came from whom. So pedigree now means a person's recorded family 'lineage' or background and explains why we say someone has an impressive pedigree.