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genealogy

/ˌdʒiːniˈælədʒi/noun

उच्चारण जीनिऐलजी

वंशावली

Core word

noun
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    [U, C]

    the study of family history, including the study of who the ancestors of a particular person were

    वंशावली

    • family genealogy
    • Her interest in genealogy led her to trace her family back to the 1700s.
    • He spent his retirement studying his family genealogy.
    + 2 more examples
    • Old registers helped her research the genealogy of her village.
    • Genealogy websites can help you find distant relatives.

    Synonyms ancestry lineage family tree pedigree

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

genealogy (uncountable / countable)

Genealogy is uncountable for the subject of family history. It is countable when it means the family tree of one family: the genealogy of the Tagore family.

पारिवारिक इतिहास के विषय के रूप में genealogy uncountable है। एक परिवार की वंशावली के अर्थ में यह countable है।

  • Genealogy has become a popular hobby.
  • She traced the genealogy of her family back six generations.

genealogy of + family / person

Use of after genealogy to name whose ancestry is traced.

किसकी वंशावली खोजी जा रही है, यह बताने के लिए genealogy के बाद of आता है।

  • The genealogy of the royal family is kept in the palace library.

research / trace genealogy

Verbs like research and trace go with genealogy. A person who does this is a genealogist.

Genealogy के साथ research और trace जैसे verbs आते हैं। ऐसा करने वाला genealogist कहलाता है।

  • He spends weekends researching his genealogy in old records.
  • A genealogist found the family's village of origin.

genealogical (adjective)

The adjective is genealogical; use it with records, tree, or research.

Adjective genealogical है; यह records, tree या research के साथ आता है।

  • Old temple registers are valuable genealogical records.

genealogy vs biography

Genealogy traces many people in a family line; a biography tells the life of one person.

Genealogy एक वंश के कई लोगों का पता लगाती है; biography एक व्यक्ति के जीवन की कथा कहती है।

  • His interest in genealogy began with a family photograph.
+Collocations 5

verb + genealogy

traceresearchstudyrecordcompile

  • Radhika's grandfather compiled the family genealogy by hand.

genealogy + noun

recordstreechartsocietyresearch

  • The genealogy society meets once a month.

adjective + genealogy

familyroyaldetailedoralancient

  • The ancient genealogy was written on palm leaves.

genealogy + of

a clana dynastya village familya caste

  • The genealogy of the dynasty is carved in stone.

genealogy + source

old registersparish recordstemple recordsoral historyletters

  • Old registers helped her trace her genealogy.
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  • At Haridwar, priests still keep genealogy records for many families.

हरिद्वार में पुरोहित आज भी अनेक परिवारों की वंशावली के अभिलेख रखते हैं।

  • A simple DNA test cannot replace years of genealogy work.

एक साधारण DNA test वर्षों के वंशावली-कार्य की जगह नहीं ले सकता।

  • He drew a chart showing the genealogy of the Pandava family.

उसने पांडव परिवार की वंशावली दिखाने वाला चार्ट बनाया।

  • The school history project asked students to explore their own genealogy.

स्कूल की इतिहास परियोजना में विद्यार्थियों से अपनी वंशावली खोजने को कहा गया।

  • Genealogy and biography are different: one covers the family, the other a life.

Genealogy और biography अलग हैं: एक परिवार को और दूसरी एक जीवन को समेटती है।

  • Genealogy websites let users build a family tree online.

Genealogy वेबसाइटें उपयोगकर्ताओं को online वंश-वृक्ष बनाने देती हैं।

≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Usage: genealogy is the study of family history (vanshavali).

प्रयोग में genealogy पारिवारिक इतिहास (वंशावली) का अध्ययन है।