/ ˈpeərəntɪdʒ; NAmE ˈper-/ noun
[ U ] the origin of a person's parents and who they are :
a young American of German parentage
Nothing is known about her parentage and background.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from Old French .
/ ˈpeərəntɪdʒ; NAmE ˈper-/ noun
[ U ] the origin of a person's parents and who they are :
a young American of German parentage
Nothing is known about her parentage and background.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from Old French .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005