noun🔗ShareA chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding."Dog shows often require detailed pedigrees to prove the purebred lineage of competing animals. "familyhistorybiologyroyalraceanimalheraldryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage."Many dog breeders carefully document the pedigrees of their dogs to ensure they are purebred. "familyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGood breeding or ancestry.""The dog show judges carefully examined the dogs' pedigrees to ensure they came from champion bloodlines." "familyhistoryraceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe history or provenance of an idea, custom etc."The pedigrees of many common classroom practices, like raising your hand to speak, can be traced back to Victorian-era social etiquette. "historyfamilycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse."The dog show judged the animals not just on their appearance, but also on the documented pedigrees proving their purebred ancestry. "animalbiologyfamilyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
