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English noun: line of descent | |||
| 1. | line of descent the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors | ||
| Synonyms | descent, filiation, lineage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | family relationship, kinship, relationship | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bilateral descent, unilateral descent | ||
| 2. | line of descent (group) the descendants of one individual | ||
| Samples | His entire lineage has been warriors. | ||
| Synonyms | ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | family tree, genealogy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept, side | ||
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