1. n. ancestry of a purebred animal (view details)
2. n. line of descent of a pure-bred animal (view details)
3. n. the descendants of one individual (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) ancestry of a purebred animal
Synonym(s): bloodline ( what does bloodline stand for? )
pedigree is a kind of: ancestry ( what does ancestry stand for? ), derivation ( what does derivation stand for? ), filiation ( what does filiation stand for? ), lineage ( what does lineage stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) line of descent of a pure-bred animal

Meaning 3: (noun) the descendants of one individual
Usage Example(s): his entire lineage has been warriors
Synonym(s): ancestry, blood ( what does blood stand for? ), blood line ( what does blood line stand for? ), bloodline, descent ( what does descent stand for? ), line ( what does line stand for? ), line of descent ( what does line of descent stand for? ), lineage, origin ( what does origin stand for? ), parentage ( what does parentage stand for? ), stemma ( what does stemma stand for? ), stock ( what does stock stand for? )
pedigree is derived from: bring up ( what does bring up stand for? ), come ( what does come stand for? ), derive ( what does derive stand for? ), descend ( what does descend stand for? ), nurture ( what does nurture stand for? ), parent ( what does parent stand for? ), raise ( what does raise stand for? ), rear ( what does rear stand for? )

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