pedigree
US: /ˈpɛdəɡɹi/
UK: /pˈɛdɪɡɹˌiː/
UK: /pˈɛdɪɡɹˌiː/
English Vietnamese dictionary
pedigree /'pedigri:/
- danh từ
- phả hệ
- nòi, dòng dõi, huyết thống
- (ngôn ngữ học) gốc (của từ), từ nguyên
- (định ngữ) nòi
- a pedigree horse: ngựa nòi
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective
+ noun
1 [C] knowledge of or an official record of the animals from which an animal has been bred: dogs with good pedigrees (= their ancestors are known and of the same breed)
2 [C, U] a person's family history or the background of sth, especially when this is impressive: She was proud of her long pedigree. + The product has a pedigree going back to the last century.
+ adjective (BrE) (AmE pedigreed) [only before noun] (of an animal) descended from a family of the same breed that has been officially recorded for a long time and is thought to be of a good quality: pedigree sheep
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
(line of) descent, ancestry, genealogy, blood, bloodline, line, extraction, lineage, stock, heritage, family, derivation, birth, parentage, strain, roots:
His pedigree is all right, but does he have brains as well as money?
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
long
Hereford cattle have a long pedigree.
| distinguished, illustrious, impeccable, impressive
VERB + PEDIGREE
prove, show
The champions really showed their pedigree today.
PEDIGREE + VERB
stretch back
These trees have pedigrees stretching back thousands of years.
PEDIGREE + NOUN
cat, dog, etc. | breed
Concise English dictionary
pedigrees'pedɪgrɪː
noun
+the descendants of one individual
+line of descent of a purebred animal
+ancestry of a purebred animal
adj.
+having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
