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pedigree

noun
/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/UK

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman pé de grue, a variant of Old French pié de gru (“foot of a crane”), from Latin pes (“foot”) + grus (“crane”).

  1. derived from pié de gru — “foot of a crane”
  2. derived from pé de grue

Definitions

  1. A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished…

    A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.

  2. A person's ancestral history

    A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.

  3. Good breeding or ancestry.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.

      • This connection between sexual and spiritual impurity had an immense pedigree.

    2. The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.

    3. Having a pedigree.

    4. Purebred.

    5. To determine the pedigree of (an animal).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at pedigree. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at pedigree. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at pedigree

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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