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family line vs pedigree

pedigree vs family line

family line and pedigree both are nouns.

family line is not an adjective while pedigree is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
family line Yes No No No
pedigree Yes Yes No No
As nouns, pedigree is a hypernym of family line; that is, pedigree is a word with a broader meaning than family line:
  • family line: people descended from a common ancestor
  • pedigree: the hereditary derivation of an individual
Other hypernyms of family line include ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, stemma, stock.
family line (noun) pedigree (noun)
people descended from a common ancestor ancestry of a purebred animal
the hereditary derivation of an individual
line of descent of a purebred animal
family line (adjective) pedigree (adjective)
having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
Difference between family line and pedigree

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