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1 ancestry
plural - ancestries; noun (a line of ancestors coming down to one's parents: He is of noble ancestry.) forfeður, ætterni -
2 ancestor
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3 descent
[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) niðurferð, niðurkoma2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) brekka3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) ætterni -
4 lineage
['linii‹]noun (ancestry.) ætt, beinn ættleggur -
5 parentage
[-ti‹]noun (family or ancestry: a man of unknown parentage.) ætterni -
6 pedigree
['pediɡri:] 1. noun1) (a list of the ancestors from whom a person or animal is descended: a dog's pedigree.) ættartala2) (distinguished descent or ancestry: a man of pedigree.) göfugt ætterni2. adjective((of an animal) pure-bred; from a long line of ancestors of the same breed: a herd of pedigree cattle.) með góðan/göfugan uppruna; hreinræktaður
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ancestry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Series of ancestors Nouns 1. (family history) ancestry, paternity, maternity, origins, background, parentage, breeding; house, stem, trunk, branch, tree, roots, stock, stirps, pedigree, lineage, blood,… … English dictionary for students