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先祖代々先祖代代
せんぞだいだい
1. [adj-no,n]
▶ ancestral
▶ hereditary
▶ handed down from generation to generation
2. [adv]
▶ for generations
▶ from generation to generation



History:
7. A 2023-08-03 01:48:31  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2023-08-02 20:07:05  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5: 先祖代々この寺の檀家です. We have been supporters of [worshipped at] this temple for generations.
luminous: 彼の家は先祖代々医者だ (⇒代々医者を開業している) His family has practiced medicine for generations.
  Comments:
A separate adverbial sense might be helpful here.
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +14 @@
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -15 +15,0 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -18,2 +18,6 @@
-<gloss>generation after generation</gloss>
-<gloss>passing from father to son</gloss>
+<gloss>handed down from generation to generation</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
+<gloss>for generations</gloss>
+<gloss>from generation to generation</gloss>
5. A 2023-08-01 21:57:06  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
先祖代々	279823
先祖代代	1181
  Comments:
Yes
4. A* 2023-08-01 18:09:05  Marcus Aseth <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
先祖代々 should be at the head, right?
  Diff:
@@ -5 +5 @@
-<keb>先祖代代</keb>
+<keb>先祖代々</keb>
@@ -8 +8 @@
-<keb>先祖代々</keb>
+<keb>先祖代代</keb>
3. A 2022-08-01 02:15:56  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Remove unsupported yoji tag
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -16 +15,0 @@
-<misc>&yoji;</misc>
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