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family tree

  1. a genealogical chart showing the relationship of ancestors and descendants in a given family
  2. all the ancestors and descendants in a given family

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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