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ancestry

[an-ses-tree, -suh-stree]

noun

plural

ancestries 
  1. family or ancestral descent; lineage.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. honorable or distinguished descent.

    famous by title and ancestry.

  3. a series of ancestors.

    His ancestry settled Utah.

    Synonyms: ,
  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.



ancestry

/ ˈæԲɛٰɪ /

noun

  1. lineage or descent, esp when ancient, noble, or distinguished

  2. ancestors collectively

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ancestry1

1300–50; Middle English, equivalent to ancestre ancestor + -y 3; replacing Middle English aunce ( s ) trie < Anglo-French
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But about 30,000 of those were Argentines with Italian ancestry on the other side of the world, unlikely even to visit.

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Stories of babies being accidentally switched in hospital were very rare at the time, though more are now coming to light thanks to the boom in genetic testing and ancestry websites.

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As with King of the Hill, Joss's character was dedicated to defending tribal ancestry, and would often highlight injustices faced by his community.

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"Sequencing studies show strong European ancestry in patients, supporting records of Portuguese, Dutch, and Sephardic Jewish presence in the region," says Santos.

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His ancestry is multicultural — French, Italian, Black, Hispanic — and his maternal grandparents moved from New Orleans to Chicago.

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