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Definition: Genealogy |
GenealogyNoun1. Successive generations of kin. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "genealogy" was first used: sometime in the early 14th century. (references) |
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Satire | GENEALOGY, n. An account of one's descent from an ancestor who did not particularly care to trace his own. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: GenealogySynonym: family tree (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Continuity | Pedigree, genealogy, lineage, race; ancestry, descent, family, house; line, line of ancestors; strain. |
Paternity | House, stem, trunk, tree, stock, stirps, pedigree, lineage, line, family, tribe, sept, race, clan; genealogy, descent, extraction, birth, ancestry; forefathers, forbears, patriarchs. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Genealogy |
| English words defined with "genealogy": genealogic, genealogical, Genealogical tree, Genealogies, genealogist ♦ Jesse ♦ Purana ♦ Theogony. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "genealogy": HOG-CONFINEMENT-SYSTEM MANAGER ♦ Jesse Tree ♦ Mattathias, Mattithiah, Melea ♦ pedigree researcher, PEDIGREE TRACER ♦ Rachab, Rhesa ♦ Sadoc, Semei. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Genealogy (1995) | |
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Tangled Tale | Carroll, Lewis | In this genealogy, males are denoted by capitals, and females by small letters. |
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Health | A tool used by physicians to diagnose HD is to take the family history, sometimes called a pedigree or genealogy. (references) | |
Minorities | Korea | Except in cases of naturalization, citizenship is based on parentage, not place of birth, and persons must show their family genealogy as proof of citizenship. (references) |
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| "Genealogy" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Genealogy" is used about 80 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 80 | 37,112 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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Beginning with "genealogy": genealogy-based. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
genealogy | 29,256 |
free genealogy | 1,034 |
family genealogy | 706 |
lds genealogy | 588 |
mormon genealogy | 520 |
genealogy search | 519 |
genealogy software | 496 |
irish genealogy | 285 |
genealogy research | 259 |
uk genealogy | 227 |
genealogy site | 201 |
genealogy form | 198 |
genealogy web site | 172 |
latter day saint genealogy | 143 |
jewish genealogy | 139 |
german genealogy | 133 |
genealogy book | 131 |
italian genealogy | 124 |
canadian genealogy | 121 |
genealogy chart | 112 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "genealogy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | genealogie (family, family tree, pedigree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | gjenealogji (pedigree), prejardhje (birth, derivation, descent, extraction, line, lineage, origin, origination, parentage, pedigree, provenance, provenience, race, strain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | سلسلة النسب, سلالة (ancestry, blood, descent, line, offspring, parentage, progeny, race, stock, strain), علم الانساب, أصل (ancestry, beginning, birth, derivation, descent, extraction, genesis, germ, ingrain, origin, parent, parentage, paternity, pedigree, principle, provenance, provenience, race, rise, root, seed, source, stock, strain, taproot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | родословие (ancestry, pedigree, tree), генеалогия. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 谱学 (Genealogies), 家譜 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | genealogie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | stamtræ, stamtavle (arbor consanguinitatis, pedigree), anetavle. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | stamboom (arbor consanguinitatis, family tree, pedigree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | genealogio (family tree, pedigree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | ættatal (family tree, pedigree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | نسب (Descent, Parentage), سلسله (Catena, Chain, Dynasty, Flight, Gradation, Phylum, Rank, Run, String, System, Train), شجره نامه (Pedigree), شجره النسب (Tree), دودمان (Ancestry, Antecedent, Dynasty, Lineage, Pedigree, Phylum, Progeny, Stem). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | sukututkimus, sukuluettelo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | généalogie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | sibbekunde (family tree, pedigree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Genealogie (family tree, pedigree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | γενεαλογικό δένδρο σχηματικά, γενεαλογία (ancestry, lineage, pedigree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | יוחסין (ancestry, lineage, pedigree), שלשלת יוחסין (pedigree), שושלת (ancestry, dynasty, family tree, pedigree), ' אלו'י", ס"ר יוחסין. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | genealógia, származástan, nemzedékrend, leszármazási rend, leszármazás (descent, filiation, line, lineage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | genealogi, silsilah (pedigree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | geneologia, genealogia, tavola genealogica (pedigree), pedigree (pedigree), albero genealogico (arbor consanguinitatis, family tree, pedigree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 系譜 (pedigree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | かふ (fireman, flower album, grant, issue, one's father, pedigree, steward, stoker, widow, widower), けいずがく, けいず (family tree, pedigree), けいふ (fickle, frivolous, pedigree, second husband, stepfather). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 계통학 (Genealogies). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | sheelogheydys, caardys (blood relationship; wood sanicle, pedigree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | enealogygay genealógico, árvore genealógica (family tree, pedigree, provenance, stem). (various references) genealogie (pedigree). (various references) родословная (lineage, pedigree, stemma, stemmata), генеалогия (pedigree). (various references) genealogija, rodoslov. (various references) genealogía (pedigree). (various references) genealogi. (various references) การศึกษาเกี่ยวกับการลำ"ับเครือญาติ. (various references) soyağacı (family tree, genealogical tree, pedigree), soy (ancestor, ancestors, ancestry, birth, breed, cion, extraction, family, flesh and blood, lineage, noble, offshoot, parentage, pedigree, phylo-, posterity, progeny, race, stirpes, stirps, stock, strain), şecere (family tree, genealogical tree). (various references) родовід (ancestry, bead-roll, lineage, pedigree, tree), генеалогія. (various references) các sinh vật. (various references) achyddiaeth. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | genealogia, genealogiae, genealogias, genealogiis. (various references) |
| Late Latin | 300-700 | genealogia. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Chronicles Chapter 4, Verse 33 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai pasai ai epauleiV autwn kuklw twn polewn toutwn ewV baal auth h katascesiV autwn kai o katalocismoV autwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et universi viculi eorum per circuitum civitatum istarum usque ad Baal haec est habitatio eorum et sedum distributio |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And all their villages that were around the same cities to Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And all the small places round these towns, as far as Baalath-beer, the high place of the South. These were their living-places, and they have lists of their generations. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 1 Chronicles Chapter 4, Verse 33 |
| Bulgarian | и всичките села, които бяха около тия градове до 'аал**; тия бяха местожителствата им родословията им. |
| Cebuano | Ug ang tanan nilang mga balangay nga nagalibut sa maong mga lungsod, kang Baal. Kini mao ang ilang mga pinuy-anan, ug sila adunay kagikanan sa ilang pagsanay. |
| Chinese | 還 有 屬 城 的 鄉 村 、 直 到 巴 力 ． 這 是 他 們 的 住 處 、 他 們 都 有 家 譜 。 |
| Croatian | I sva njihova naselja što su bila oko tih gradova do Baala. To su bili njihovi stanovi i njihovi plemenski popisi. |
| Danish | desuden alle deres Landsbyer, som lå rundt om disse Byer indtil Ba'al. Det var deres Bosteder; og de havde deres egen Slægtebog. |
| Dutch | En al haar dorpen, die in den omloop dezer steden waren, tot Baal toe. Dit zijn hun woningen en hun geslachtsrekening voor hen. |
| Finnish | siihen lisäksi kaikki heidän kylänsä, jotka olivat näiden kaupunkien ympärillä, aina Baaliin asti. Nämä olivat heidän asuinsijansa; ja heillä oli omat sukuluettelonsa. |
| French | et tous les villages aux environs de ces villes, jusqu` Baal. Voil leurs habitations et leur généalogie. |
| German | und alle Dörfer, die um diese Städte her waren, bis gen Baal; das ist ihre Wohnung, und sie hatten ihr eigenes Geschlechtsregister. |
| Haitian Creole | ak tout ti bouk ki nan vwazinaj yo, rive lavil Balat, nan direksyon sid. Tou sa se kote yo t'ap viv ak liv rejis fanmi yo. |
| Hungarian | És mindazok a falvaik, a melyek e városok körül voltak Bálig; ezek valának lakóhelyeik és nemzetségeik: |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | dan di kampung-kampung sekitar tempat-tempat itu sampai sejauh kota Baal di bagian barat daya. Demikianlah catatan yang ada pada keturunan Simeon mengenai Silsilah dan tempat-tempat tinggal mereka. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dan lagi segala daerah negeri-negeri itu sampai ke Baal menjadi tempat gembala mereka itu. Maka sekalian inilah negeri-negeri tempat kedudukan mereka itu serta dengan daftar keturunannya. |
| Italian | e tutti i villaggi dei loro dintorni fino a Baal. Questa era la loro sede e questi i loro nomi nei registri genealogici. |
| Korean | 또 그 각 성 읍 사 면 에 촌 이 있 어 " 알 까 지 미 쳤 으 니 시 므 온 자 손 의 주 소 가 이 러 하 각 기 보 계 가 있 " 라 |
| Maori | Me o ratou kainga katoa i nga taha katoa o aua pa ra ano, tae noa ki Paara. Ko o ratou nohoanga enei, a kei a ratou to ratou whakapapa. |
| Modern Greek | και πασαι αι κωμαι αυτων αι περιξ τουτων των πολεων, μεχρι 'ααλ. Αυται ησαν αι κατοικησεις αυτων και η κατα γενεας διαιρεσις αυτων. |
| Norwegian | og alle de landsbyer som lå rundt omkring disse byer helt til Ba'al; dette var deres bosteder, og de hadde sin egen ætteliste. |
| Portuguese | com todas as suas aldeias, que estavam em redor destas cidades, até Baal. Estas foram as suas habitações e as suas genealogias. |
| Rumanian | wi toate satele din kmprejurimile acestor cetqyi, pknq la Baal. Iatq locuinyele lor wi spiya neamului lor. |
| Russian | й ЧУЕ УЕМЕОЙС ЙИ, ЛПФПТЩЕ ОБИП"ЙМЙУШ ЧПЛТХЗ УЙИ ЗПТП"ПЧ "П чББМБ; ЧПФ НЕУФБ ЦЙФЕМШУФЧБ ЙИ Й ТП"ПУМПЧЙС ЙИ. |
| Spanish | más todas las aldeas que estaban alrededor de estas ciudades, hasta Baal. Ésta fue el área que habitaron, y ésta fue su genealogía: |
| Swedish | därtill alla deras byar, som lågo runt omkring dessa städer, ända till Baal. Dessa voro deras boningsorter; och de hade sitt särskilda släktregister. |
| Thai | รวมอยู่กับบรร"าชนบทของเขาซึ่งอยู่รอบหัวเมืองเหล่านี้ไกลไปจนถึงเมืองบาอัล เหล่านี้เป็น ูมิลำเนาของเขา และสำมะโนครัวเชื้อสายของเขา |
| Ukrainian | А всі їхні осади, що навколо тих міст, аж до Баалу; це місця їх оселення та родоводи їх про них. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Genealogy" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: genaelogy, genalogy, genealagy, genealoy, geneaolgy, geneaology, genelogy, geneology, ginealogy. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "genealogy" (pronounced jē'nēÄ"lujē) |
| 6 | -ē Ä" l u j ē | anesthesiology, archaeology, archeology, cardiology, embryology, epidemiology, etiology, geology, ideology, physiology, radiology, sociology, theology. |
| 5 | -Ä" l u j ē | anthology, anthropology, apology, astrology, bacteriology, biology, biotechnology, chronology, cosmetology, criminology, cytology, dendrochronology, dermatology, doxology, ecology, endocrinology, entomology, epistemology, ethnology, ethology, etymology, geomorphology, gerontology, graphology, gynecology, histology, Hymnology, immunology, kinesiology, limnology, meteorology, methodology, microbiology, micropaleontology, mineralogy, morphology, mycology, mythology, neurology, numerology, oncology, ontology, ophthalmology, ornithology, otology, paleontology, pathology, penology, petrology, pharmacology, Pomology, psychology, rheumatology, seismology, serology, terminology, toxicology, urology, virology, zoology. |
| 4 | -l u j ē | analogy, cosmology, elegy, eulogy, trilogy. |
| 3 | -u j ē | prodigy, strategy. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-g-g-l-n-o-y" | |
-2 letters: agelong. | |
-3 letters: engage, gangly, legong. | |
-4 letters: agene, aglee, agley, agone, agony, alone, along, anele, angel, angle, anole, eagle, elegy, genoa, glean, leggy, leone, logan, loggy, longe, naggy, yogee. | |
-5 letters: aeon, agee, agly, agog, agon, alee, aloe, eely, egal, eggy, elan, enol, eyen, eyne, gaen, gage, gale, gane, gang, gaol, gene, glee, gleg, glen, gley, goal, gone, gong, lane, lang, lean, leno, loan, loge, logy, lone, long, noel, nogg, ogee, ogle, olea, only, yang, yean, yegg, yoga. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-g-g-l-n-o-y" | |
+4 letters: gynaecologies. | |
+5 letters: genealogically. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 65 6E 65 61 6C 6F 67 79 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01100101 01101110 01100101 01100001 01101100 01101111 01100111 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G e n e a l o g y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0065 006E 0065 0061 006C 006F 0067 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)417180716778817391 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Translations: Ancient | 13. Bible Trace 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Orthography 18. Bibliography |
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