VOOZH about

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/definition/genealogy

⇱ genealogy - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

genealogy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdʒiːniˈælədʒi/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌdʒiniˈɑlədʒi, -ˈæl-, ˌdʒɛni-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jē′nē ol′ə jē, -al′-, jen′ē-)


Inflections of 'genealogy' (n): npl: genealogies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ge•ne•al•o•gy /ˌdʒiniˈɑlədʒi, -ˈæl-, ˌdʒɛni-/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -gies. 
  1. [countable] a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
  2. [uncountable] the study of family ancestries and histories.
  3. ancestry; descent from an original form:[countable]the genealogy of certain plants.
ge•ne•a•log•i•cal /ˌdʒiniəˈlɑdʒɪkəl, ˌdʒɛni-/USA pronunciation  ge•ne•a•log•ic, adj. 
ge•ne•al•o•gist, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ge•ne•al•o•gy  ( jē′nē ol′ə jē, -al′-, jen′ē-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. 
  1. a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
  2. the study of family ancestries and histories.
  3. descent from an original form or progenitor; lineage;
    ancestry.
  4. Biologya group of individuals or species having a common ancestry:The various species of Darwin's finches form a closely knit genealogy.
  • Greek geneālogía pedigree, equivalent. to geneá̄ race (see gene) + -logia -logy
  • Late Latin geneālogia
  • Middle French
  • Middle English genealogie 1250–1300
ge′ne•a•log′i•cal•ly, adv. 
ge′ne•al′o•gist, n. 
    1. See pedigree. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
genealogy /ˌdʒiːnɪˈælədʒɪ/ n ( pl -gies)
  1. the direct descent of an individual or group from an ancestor
  2. the study of the evolutionary development of animals and plants from earlier forms
  3. a chart showing the relationships and descent of an individual, group, genes, etc
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French genealogie, from Late Latin geneālogia, from Greek, from genea racegenealogical /ˌdʒiːnɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/, ˌgeneaˈlogic adj ˌgeneaˈlogically adv ˌgeneˈalogist n
'genealogy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!
Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.
Firefox users: use search shortcuts for the fastest search of WordReference.
Copyright © 2026 WordReference.com
Please report any problems.