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ancestry
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As a noun, ancestry means the state of being ancestors.
Meanings of ancestry
5 meaningsnoun
The state of being ancestors
Birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.
A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended
“I can trace my ancestry back to the 18th century.”
The hereditary derivation of an individual
“his entire lineage has been warriors”
Similar: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood lineInherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Similar: lineage, derivation, filiation
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
All synonyms for ancestry →noun: the hereditary derivation of an individual
noun: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
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