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Ancestry
01
the people from whom a person is descended
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Plural form
ancestries
Examples
She traced her ancestry back to the 16th century.
02
inherited traits or properties shared with others in one's bloodline
Examples
Certain medical conditions run in their ancestry.
Lexical Tree
ancestry
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