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

  1. Mixed as a verb:

  1. Mixed as an adjective:

    Having two or more separate aspects.

    Examples:

    "I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting."

  2. 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."

  3. 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."

  4. 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"

  1. Pedigree as a noun:

    A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.

  2. Pedigree as a noun:

    A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.

  3. Pedigree as a noun (uncountable):

    Good breeding or ancestry.

  4. Pedigree as a noun:

    The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.

  5. Pedigree as a noun:

    The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.

  1. Pedigree as an adjective:

    Having a pedigree.

  2. Pedigree as an adjective:

    Purebred.

  1. Pedigree as a verb (transitive):

    To determine the pedigree of (an animal).