Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit NÂș 7 Version 16.
.
Main Definitions
- genealogy 1 |n| successive generations of kin.
- "This is not recent genealogy, but rather ancient lines of descent that began in Africa over 60,000 years ago."
- "Finally, the abolition of history was based on the axiom that universal history coincides with the genealogy of the West."
- genealogy 2 |n| the study or investigation of ancestry and family history.
- "These Mormons are very interested and involved in genealogy."
- "He is expected to know the genealogy and property boundaries of each family."
- family tree |n| a diagram showing the relationship between people in several generations of a family.
- “How far back can you trace your family tree?.”
- "But the moment he became president we started learning things about him, because building a person's family tree is hard work."
- "Give family homework assignments that require parent participation, such as making a family tree or writing down a favorite family story. "
- heraldry |n| the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies.
- "The staircase is at the far end of the hallway. It has a square layout and features a shield with the Ferrandell family heraldry and the date 1723."
- "A highlight here is the gothic-style heraldry (with the owners' coats of arms) and beast iconography."
- heritage |n| any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors.
- "Citizens have the right to the continuity of the city's living memory as expressed through its popular and traditional heritage."
- "Cultural monuments are part both of the history and identity of the communities in Kosovo and of the common heritage of the region."
- kinship / relationship |n| relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption.
- "There is often very little understanding of the communal and kinship ties that often exist in these settings."
- "It is based on ties of history, culture, language, ethnicity, kinship and geography."
- "I see a clear relationship between wolves and dogs."
- lienage |n| lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.
- "He can also claim lineage to Thyagaraja's direct disciples through various ancestors."
- "Other societies were organised according to lineages or the clan, with complex kinship systems which were linked, at the same time, to economic structures."
No comments:
Post a Comment