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line of descent

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
  2. [n]  the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
 
 Synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, descent, filiation, line, lineage, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock
 
 See Also: bilateral descent, breed, family, family line, family relationship, family tree, folk, genealogy, kinfolk, kinsfolk, kinship, phratry, relationship, sept, side, unilateral descent

 

 

 

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