1 [C] knowledge of or an official record of the animals from which an animal has been bred:
dogs with good pedigrees (= their ancestors are known and of the same breed)
2 [C,U] a person's family history or the background of sth, especially when this is impressive:
She was proud of her long pedigree. * The product has a pedigree going back to the last century.
adjective (BrE) (AmE pedigreed) [onlybeforenoun] (of an animal) descended from a family of the same breed that has been officially recorded for a long time and is thought to be of a good quality:
pedigree sheep
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