How to pronounce pedigree
American English pronunciation
PED-ih-gree
- IPA
- /ˈpɛdɪˌɡɹi/
- Syllables
- PED · ih · gree (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What pedigree means
A written record of an animal's parents and grandparents
In a sentence: The puppy came with a pedigree listing its prize-winning grandparents.
Where it comes from: It comes from old French words meaning crane's foot. Maybe the branching lines on these family charts looked like a bird's thin foot, or a mark shaped like one was used on them.
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