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English noun: filiation

1. filiation the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors


Synonymsdescent, line of descent, lineage


Broader (hypernym)family relationship, kinship, relationship


Narrower (hyponym)bilateral descent, unilateral descent

2. filiation (attribute) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline


Synonymsancestry, derivation, lineage


Broader (hypernym)hereditary pattern, inheritance


Narrower (hyponym)bloodline, descent, extraction, origin, pedigree


Attributecrossbred, purebred









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