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[ˈpɛdɪɡriː], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be pure-bred
(e.g: they are looking for animals with pedigrees)
- the recorded ancestry or lineage of a person or family
(e.g: with a pedigree equal to many of the gentry)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pé de grue ‘crane's foot’, a mark used to denote succession in pedigrees
[ˈpɛdɪɡriː], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of an animal) pure-bred
(e.g: pedigree cats)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pé de grue ‘crane's foot’, a mark used to denote succession in pedigrees
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