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Line of descent   /laɪn əv dɪsˈɛnt/   Listen
Line of descent

noun
1.
The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors.  Synonyms: descent, filiation, lineage.
2.
The descendants of one individual.  Synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock.





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Words linked to "Line of descent" :   relationship, kinfolk, side, blood line, kinship, kinsfolk, unilateral descent, phratry, filiation, family relationship, folk, origin, sept, family, bilateral descent, family tree, pedigree, genealogy, family line


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