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pedigree

/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/
noun

  1. A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.

  2. A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.

  3. Good breeding or ancestry.

verb

  1. To determine the pedigree of (an animal).

adjective

  1. Having a pedigree.

  2. Purebred.

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