different between genealogy vs familyhistory

genealogy

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Alternative forms

geneology (common misspelling)

Etymology

From Old French genealogie (Modern French généalogie), from Late Latin genealogia, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (genealogía), from ????? (geneá, “generation, descent”) and -????? (-logía, “study of”)

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /?d?ini??l?d?i/, /?d?ini?æl?d?i/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?i?ni?æl?d?i/, (sometimes proscribed) /?d?i?ni??l?d?i/
Hyphenation: ge?ne?al?o?gy

Noun

genealogy (countable and uncountable, plural genealogies)

(countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
(countable) A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
(uncountable) The study, and formal recording of such descents.

Synonyms

pedigree

Related terms

genealogical
genealogically
genealogist

Translations

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familyhistory

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