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The following are some basic definitions of terms often used in genealogical research
Ancestor n. a foregoing person or organism (usually deceased) from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor --ancestress n. fem.
Ancestral adj. pert. to ancestry or an ancestor.
Ancestry n. a series of ancestors; line of descent.
Descendant n. one descended from an ancestor.
Family Tree a genealogical chart.
Genealogy n. record of descent from an ancestor; pedigree. --genealogical, adj. --genealogist n. one whose vocation is tracing pedigrees.
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