Definition of "pedigree" []

• A line of ancestors; a lineage. (noun)
• A list of ancestors; a family tree. (noun)
• A chart of an individual's ancestors used in human genetics to analyze Mendelian inheritance of certain traits, especially of familial diseases. (noun)
• A list of the ancestors of a purebred animal. (noun)

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• "Jeter always seems to be in the middle of the action when the Yankees put together a rally, and his postseason pedigree is unassailable."
• "Not only that, but the pedigree is distinguished as well."
• "Second, it's a (almost) dry rendition (most of the Vignoles with any sort of pedigree is used in dessert and ice-style wines)."