What is the meaning of pedigree?

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noun

The descendants of one individual.
- usage: "his entire lineage has been warriors"
- synonyms: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
Line of descent of a purebred animal.
Ancestry of a purebred animal.
- synonyms: bloodline

adjective

Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal.
- synonyms: pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred

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