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Here you find a glossary of genealogical terms. For terms appearing in GRAMPS see [[GRAMPS Glossary]].
  
 
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process of making something English
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: process of making something English
  
 
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# a nucleic acid that carries genetic information
 
# a nucleic acid that carries genetic information
 
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acronym: '''D'''ocument '''T'''ype '''D'''efinition
 
  
 
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personal name based on the name of one's mother
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: personal name based on the name of one's mother
  
 
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personal name based on the name of one's father
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: personal name based on the name of one's father
  
 
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linguistic representation of a word in Roman (Latin) alphabet
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Revision as of 05:07, 8 June 2009

Here you find a glossary of genealogical terms. For terms appearing in GRAMPS see GRAMPS Glossary.

Anglicisation
process of making something English
DNA
  1. acronym: deoxyribonucleic acid
  2. a nucleic acid that carries genetic information
GEDCOM
  1. acronym: Genealogy Data Communication
  2. a format for exchanging genealogy data
matronym
personal name based on the name of one's mother
patronym
personal name based on the name of one's father
Romanization
linguistic representation of a word in the Roman (Latin) alphabet