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an·ces·try
/
ˈæn
sɛs
tri
or, esp. British,
-sə
stri
/
Show Spelled
[
an
-ses-tree
or, esp. British,
-s
uh
-stree
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
an·ces·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
+
-y
3
; replacing
Middle English
aunce
(
s
)
trie
<
Anglo-French
Synonyms
1.
pedigree, genealogy, stock.
3.
family, line.
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ancestry
(ˈænsɛstrɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-tries
1.
lineage or descent, esp when ancient, noble, or distinguished
2.
ancestors collectively
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
ancestry
early 14c., from O.Fr. ancesserie "ancestry, ancestors, forefathers," from ancestre (see
ancestor
), spelling modified by influence of ancestor.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Info on their medical history,
ancestry
, and current meds was already available
but not linked to specific participants.
According to two research teams, the ancient whale remains reveal telltale
signs of artiodactyl
ancestry
.
They do not want information about their
ancestry
or hereditary dispositions
available to any but themselves.
Despite the disparate forms, however, they are joined together by a common
ancestry
.
Walking around this exhibition, you encounter the
ancestry
of that handiwork.
Even our own direct
ancestry
was marked by branching events.
The distinctiveness of the animals obscures their
ancestry
.
All people alive today can trace their
ancestry
back to these humans, according to previous studies.
Many more changed their names, clothing and other giveaway features of their
ancestry
to escape persecution.
The proposition that other people have a right to forcibly evict such people by virtue of sharing the same
ancestry
is spurious.
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