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ancestry
[ an-ses-treeor, especially British, -suh-stree ]
noun
- family or ancestral descent; lineage.
- honorable or distinguished descent:
famous by title and ancestry.
- a series of ancestors:
His ancestry settled Utah.
- the inception or origin of a phenomenon, object, idea, or style.
- the history or developmental process of a phenomenon, object, idea, or style.
ancestry
/ ˈænsɛstrɪ /
noun
- lineage or descent, esp when ancient, noble, or distinguished
- ancestors collectively
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Just because two pieces of malware share a common ancestry, it obviously does not mean they share a common operator.
He cannot consult Mr. Ed, but he could take some guidance from a horse that shares the same ancestry.
Our parents both had almond eyes, almost Asian-looking, and yet our ancestry was Irish and German.
That meant the Clovis child should have been of European ancestry.
The central issue of Kennewick Man was his ancestry: Was he of European origin?
It was not a very desirable ancestry, and she glanced timidly at Jack to see how he was taking it.
I wondered if she would respond to her ancestry if placed among arduous experiences.
Cheek bones rather strongly marked; a hint of Scandinavian ancestry supported by his name.
Can I really have found the tap-root of my illustrious ancestry at last?
The child that has a bad ancestry and shows hysterical tendencies should be carefully reared.
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