The difference between Mixed and Pedigree
When used as adjectives, mixed means having two or more separate aspects, whereas pedigree means having a pedigree.
Pedigree is also noun with the meaning: a chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
Pedigree is also verb with the meaning: to determine the pedigree of (an animal).
check bellow for the other definitions of Mixed and Pedigree
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Mixed as a verb:
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Mixed as an adjective:
Having two or more separate aspects.
Examples:
"I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting."
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Mixed as an adjective:
Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
Examples:
"My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility."
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Mixed as an adjective:
Including both male(s) and female(s).
Examples:
"The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side."
"My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school."
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Mixed as an adjective:
Stemming from two or more races or breeds
Examples:
"The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions."
"Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed"
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Pedigree as a noun:
A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
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Pedigree as a noun:
A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
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Pedigree as a noun (uncountable):
Good breeding or ancestry.
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Pedigree as a noun:
The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.
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Pedigree as a noun:
The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.
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Pedigree as an adjective:
Having a pedigree.
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Pedigree as an adjective:
Purebred.
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Pedigree as a verb (transitive):
To determine the pedigree of (an animal).
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Compare with synonyms and related words:
- - vs mixed
- heterogeneous vs mixed
- impure vs mixed
- homogeneous vs mixed
- mixed vs unmixed
- mixed vs pure
- ambivalent vs mixed
- conflicted vs mixed
- equivocal vs mixed
- co-ed vs mixed
- mixed vs unsegregated
- mixed vs single-sex
- hybrid vs mixed
- mixed vs mongrel
- mixed vs pedigree
- mixed vs pure
- mixed vs pureblooded
- mixed vs purebred
- genealogy vs pedigree