Science Fair Project Dictionary
Ancestry
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English
Etymology
Cf. Old French ancesserie. See Ancestor.
Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/
Noun
ancestry
- Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
- Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible. --Addison.
- A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
Related terms
Translations
- Dutch: voorouderschap
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