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Genealogy:
A record or table of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; a family tree.
Direct descent from an ancestor; lineage or pedigree.
The study or investigation of ancestry and family histories.
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Pathology:
The scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences. Also called pathobiology.
The anatomic or functional manifestations of a disease: the pathology of cancer.
A departure or deviation from a normal condition: “Neighborhoods plagued by a self-perpetuating pathology of joblessness, welfare dependency, crime” (Time).
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Gastronomy:
The art or science of good eating.
A style of cooking, as of a particular region
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Palaeobotany:
The study of fossil plants of the geologic past. A paleobotanist is a plant historian who attempts to carefully piece together the geologic history of the plant kingdom. Other organisms, including fungi and various types of microscopic plankton, are also studied by paleobotanists. Paleobotany is a branch of paleontology that requires a knowledge of both plant biology (botany) and the geological sciences. See also Botany; Fossil; Plant kingdom..........
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