pedigree

noun/ˈpɛdɪɡriː/

Frequency rank: #9,088 most common English word

Meaning

A record of a person's or animal's ancestry or lineage.

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Example sentence

The breeder showed us the dog's pedigree to prove its championship bloodline.

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