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Humanities > History > Genealogy

Preferred term

Genealogy  

Definition

  • The study of family history and ancestry. Accounts or histories of the descent of persons, families, or other groups, from an ancestor or ancestors; enumerations of ancestors and their descendants in the natural order of succession. [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Ancestry
  • Descent, lineage
  • Family history
  • Genealogical research
  • Genealogies
  • History, family
  • Lineage
  • Pedigree
  • Research, genealogical

Notation

  • 121783

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-MVW1DK1W-1

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