genealogy

noun/ˌdʒiːniˈɑːlədʒi/

Frequency rank: #9,054 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

the study or tracing of lines of descent in a family; a family's recorded history.

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Example sentence

She spent years researching her family's genealogy to trace her ancestors back to the 1700s.

Synonyms & related words

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