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Added 9 October 2026

pedigree

/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/ noun

Latin root: pes Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pedigree at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
Good breeding or ancestry.

adjective

Having a pedigree.
Purebred.

verb

To determine the pedigree of (an animal).

Origin

From Anglo-Norman pé de grue, a variant of Old French pié de gru (“foot of a crane”), from Latin pes (“foot”) + grus (“crane”).

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