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pedigree vs ancestry

ancestry vs pedigree

pedigree and ancestry both are nouns.

pedigree is an adjective but ancestry is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pedigree Yes Yes No No
ancestry Yes No No No
As nouns, ancestry is a hypernym of pedigree; that is, ancestry is a word with a broader meaning than pedigree:
  • pedigree: ancestry of a purebred animal
  • ancestry: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Other hypernyms of pedigree include derivation, filiation, lineage.
As nouns, pedigree and ancestry are synonyms defined as:
  • pedigree and ancestry: the hereditary derivation of an individual
Other synonyms of pedigree include blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, stemma, stock.
pedigree (noun) ancestry (noun)
ancestry of a purebred animal inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
the hereditary derivation of an individual the hereditary derivation of an individual
line of descent of a purebred animal
pedigree (adjective) ancestry (adjective)
having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
Difference between pedigree and ancestry

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