English noun: lineage |
1. | lineage (group) the descendants of one individual |
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| Samples | His entire lineage has been warriors.
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| Synonyms | ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock |
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| Broader (hypernym) | family tree, genealogy |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept, side |
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2. | lineage the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors |
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| Synonyms | descent, filiation, line of descent |
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| Broader (hypernym) | family relationship, kinship, relationship |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bilateral descent, unilateral descent |
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3. | lineage (quantity) the number of lines in a piece of printed material |
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| Synonyms | linage |
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| Broader (hypernym) | number |
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4. | lineage (possession) a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted |
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| Synonyms | linage |
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| Broader (hypernym) | charge per unit, rate |
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5. | lineage (attribute) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline |
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| Synonyms | ancestry, derivation, filiation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hereditary pattern, inheritance |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bloodline, descent, extraction, origin, pedigree |
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| Attribute | crossbred, purebred |
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