English noun: filiation |
1. | filiation the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors |
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| Synonyms | descent, line of descent, lineage |
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| Broader (hypernym) | family relationship, kinship, relationship |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bilateral descent, unilateral descent |
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2. | filiation (attribute) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline |
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| Synonyms | ancestry, derivation, lineage |
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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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