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pedigreed

 [ped-i-greed]  

ped·i·greed

   [ped-i-greed]
adjective
having established purebred ancestry: a pedigreed collie.
Origin:
1810–20; pedigree + -ed3

Related forms
non·ped·i·greed, adjective
un·ped·i·greed, adjective
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pedigree (ˈpɛdɪˌɡriː)
 
—n
1.  a.  the line of descent of a purebred animal
 b.  (as modifier): a pedigree bull
2.  a document recording this
3.  a genealogical table, esp one indicating pure ancestry
4.  derivation or background: the pedigree of an idea
 
[C15: from Old French pie de grue crane's foot, alluding to the spreading lines used in a genealogical chart]
 
'pedigreed
 
—adj

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