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Examples of family tree in a Sentence
A framed family tree hung on the wall.
his family tree includes writers, musical composers, and other notables in the arts
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Amid the fracturing of the family tree that was the result of Harry and Meghan’s choice to step back from royal duties, one member of the family has managed to stay friendly with both sides: Princess Eugenie.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024
The two men were distantly related, parts of different branches of the Tata family tree.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune Asia, 10 Oct. 2024
The family trees are based on how similar or dissimilar the different species’ genomes are, and the lengths of the tree branches are dictated by how much genetic change there is from one species to another.
—Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Now, scientists have sharpened the picture by bringing in the fungal family tree as well.
—Byariana Remmel, science.org, 3 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Family tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20tree. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
family tree
noun2
: a diagram showing family relationships
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