genealogical

English

Etymology

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

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Adjective

genealogical (comparative more genealogical, superlative most genealogical)

  1. Of or relating to genealogy.
    • 2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency[1]:
      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.
  2. (systematics) Of the relationships among individuals within a species.
  3. (linguistics) Genetic (based on shared membership in a linguistic family).

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