genealogical

C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition
US /ˌd͡ʒiniəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/
adj Freq #84279

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    of or relating to genealogy

    Genealogical records.

  2. 2
    adj

    Of or relating to genealogy.

    The new book enlarges the genealogical pyramid, connecting it to Rabbi Jehiel Lurie, head of the 13th-century rabbinical court in Brest-Litovsk, then back to Rashi and beyond.

  3. 3
    adj

    Of the relationships among individuals within a species.

  4. 4
    adj

    Genetic (based on shared membership in a linguistic family).

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · of or relating to genealogy genealogic
3 adj · of the relationships among... tokogenetic
Word family
Derived forms anthropogenealogicalbiogenealogicalgenealogicallynongenealogical

Etymology

From French généalogique + -al, equivalent to genealogy + -ical.

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