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ancestries

 [an-ses-tree or, especially Brit., -suh-stree]   Origin

an·ces·try

   [an-ses-tree or, especially Brit., -suh-stree]
noun, plural -tries.
1.
family or ancestral descent; lineage.
2.
honorable or distinguished descent: famous by title and ancestry.
3.
a series of ancestors: His ancestry settled Utah.
4.
the inception or origin of a phenomenon, object, idea, or style.
5.
the history or developmental process of a phenomenon, object, idea, or style.
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English, equivalent to ancestre ancestor + -y3; replacing Middle English aunce(s)trie < Anglo-French

Synonyms
1. pedigree, genealogy, stock. 3. family, line.

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ancestry
early 14c., from O.Fr. ancesserie "ancestry, ancestors, forefathers," from ancestre (see ancestor), spelling modified by influence of ancestor.
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