Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a distinguished pedigree.
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- adjective Having a
pedigree ;purebred
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
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Examples
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The press thinks it is real - that these are 'pedigreed' Roman Catholic women carrying out a legitimate ordination rite.
Archive 2006-06-11 Terry Nelson 2006
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What is needed now is to confirm this finding with a "pedigreed" Diebold touch-screen system � ie., one to which we are given legitimate access with one of our publicly known experts.
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The press thinks it is real - that these are 'pedigreed' Roman Catholic women carrying out a legitimate ordination rite.
More Dyke-o-rama Terry Nelson 2006
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Each fish is "pedigreed," listing where it was caught and by whom.
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Each fish is "pedigreed," listing where it was caught and by whom.
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Rice, the staple of Japan, is given special status and steamed with pedigreed Matsutake mushrooms.
Sara Waxman: Eating Beauty: An Adventure in Japanese Cuisine Sara Waxman 2011
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Rice, the staple of Japan, is given special status and steamed with pedigreed Matsutake mushrooms.
Sara Waxman: Eating Beauty: An Adventure in Japanese Cuisine Sara Waxman 2011
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Wurstküche; Inside downtown L.A.'s woody Wurstküche, a new home for pedigreed hot dogs.
A Looong Way From Coney Island Steve Garbarino 2011
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But there is nothing to stop you from spending it on a binge in Cancún, a week at Canyon Ranch or a pedigreed Tibetan mastiff with a diamond-studded collar.
Banking on Yourself: Is It Ever OK to Raid Your 401(k)? Jason Zweig 2011
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Rice, the staple of Japan, is given special status and steamed with pedigreed Matsutake mushrooms.
Sara Waxman: Eating Beauty: An Adventure in Japanese Cuisine Sara Waxman 2011
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