lineage
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(noun) the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" |
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Synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock |
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Related Words: breed, family, family line, family tree, folk, genealogy, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept, side |
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(noun) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline |
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Synonyms: ancestry, derivation, filiation |
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Related Words: bloodline, breed, descent, extraction, inheritance, origin, pedigree, strain |
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(noun) 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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Related Words: charge per unit, rate |
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(noun) the number of lines in a piece of printed material |
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Synonyms: linage |
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Related Words: number |
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(noun) 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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Related Words: bilateral descent, family relationship, kinship, relationship, unilateral descent |
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