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noun

(1) The study or investigation of ancestry and family history

(2) Successive generations of kin

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Etymology

From and Modern généalogie < genealogia < γενεαλογία (genealogia) < γενεά (genea) "generation, descent" and -λογία (-logia) "study of"

Noun

The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
The study, and formal recording of such descents.