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consanguineous

[kon-sang-gwin-ee-uh s]
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adjective
  1. having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.
Also con·san·guine [kon-sang-gwin] /kɒnˈsæŋ gwɪn/, con·san·guin·e·al.

Origin of consanguineous

1595–1605; < Latin consanguineus, equivalent to con- con- + sanguin- (stem of sanguis) blood + -eus -eous
Related formscon·san·guin·e·ous·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for consanguine

Historical Examples

  • The first is the consanguine group of first cousins and nearer.

    Folkways

    William Graham Sumner

  • It is evident that the punaluan family was formed out of the consanguine.

    Ancient Society

    Lewis Henry Morgan

  • Next, how did the Consanguine family change into the Punaluan?

  • Consanguine, kon-sang′gwin, adj. related by blood: of the same family or descent—also Consanguin′eous.

  • Cunow does not see in the consanguine family the most primitive of all social forms, until now discovered.

Word Origin and History for consanguine

adj.

c.1600, from French consanguin (14c.), from Latin consanguineus "of the same blood" (see consanguinity).

consanguineous

adj.

c.1600, from Latin consanguineus "of the same blood" (see consanguinity).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
consanguine in Medicine

consanguineous

(kŏn′săng-gwĭn′ē-əs)
adj.
  1. Exhibiting consanguinity.
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