ped·i·gree

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• ped|i|gree — «PEHD uh gree», noun, verb, greed, gree|ing. –n. 1. a list of ancestors of a person, animal, or plant; family tree: »That champion dog has a very fine pedigree. Pedigrees of plants…are usually made for groups rather than individual plants (J.… …   Useful english dictionary

• gree — de·gree·less; gree·nock·ite; gree·no·vite; gree·nuk; san·gree·root; de·gree; fil·i·gree; gree; ped·i·gree; emi·gree; pug·gree; …   English syllables

• pedigree — ped·i·gree …   English syllables

• pedigree — ped|i|gree1 [ pedı,gri ] noun 1. ) count the parents, grandparents, etc. of an animal, or a list of them: The dog s pedigree is first rate. a ) an animal whose parents, grandparents, etc. were all of the same BREED (=type): Their dog is a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pedigree — ped•i•gree [[t]ˈpɛd ɪˌgri[/t]] n. 1) an ancestral line; lineage; ancestry 2) a genealogical record, esp. of a purebred animal 3) distinguished or pure ancestry 4) derivation; history 5) having established purebred ancestry: a pedigree collie[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

• Pedigree — In medicine, a pedigree is a family health history diagrammed with a set of international symbols to indicate the individuals in the family, their relationships to one another, those with a disease, etc. * * * Ancestral line of descent,… …   Medical dictionary

• Pedigree — Ped i*gree, n. [Of unknown origin; possibly fr. F. par degr[ e]s by degrees, for a pedigree is properly a genealogical table which records the relationship of families by degrees; or, perh., fr. F. pied de grue crane s foot, from the shape of the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pedigree clause — Ped i*gree clause A clause sometimes inserted in contracts or specifications, requiring that a material of construction, as cement, must be of a brand that has stood the test of a specified number of years use in an important public work. [Cant,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pedigree — pedigreeless, adj. /ped i gree /, n. 1. an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry. 2. a genealogical table, chart, list, or record, esp. of a purebred animal. 3. distinguished, excellent, or pure ancestry. 4. derivation, origin, or… …   Universalium

• Pedigree — Pe|di|gree auch: Pe|dig|ree 〈[ pɛ̣digri:] n. 15 oder m. 6〉 1. 〈Pflanzen , Tierzucht〉 Stammbaum 2. 〈österr.〉 2.1 militär. Führungsbericht 2.2 Vorstrafenverzeichnis [engl.] * * * Pe|di|g|ree [ pɛdigri ], der; s, s [engl. pedigree = Stammbaum <… …   Universal-Lexikon