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genealogical Definition

ge·nea·logi·cal (jē′nē ə läji kəl, jen′ē-)

adjective

  1. of genealogy
  2. tracing a line of descent

genealogical Related Forms

ge′·nea·logi·cally adverb

genealogical Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • periodical: She is a contributor to several genealogical periodicals including Ancestry Magazine.
  • descent: The Christian faith does not recognize any kind of genealogical descent of man from God.
  • inquiry: Paula is unable to answer individual genealogical research inquiries due to the volume of e-mails received.
  • researcher: Scottish Roots Scotland's foremost firm of genealogical researchers, having traced over 10,000 Scottish family trees over the last 21 years.
  • research: Try some genealogical research at the Aberdeen Family History Shop.
  • database: Where possible these have been included in our genealogical database.

Modifying Another Word

  • much: There is much genealogical information provided by the Cornish Genealogical Database which is of use to those researching their ancestry.
  • only: Most of the computer packages mentioned earlier have provision for entering not only genealogical data but detailed references as well.