consanguinity

[ kon-sang-gwin-i-tee ]
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noun
  1. relationship by descent from a common ancestor; kinship (distinguished from affinity).

  2. close relationship or connection.

Origin of consanguinity

1
1350–1400; Middle English consanguinite (<Anglo-French ) <Latin consanguinitās.See consanguineous, -ity

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British Dictionary definitions for consanguinity

consanguinity

/ (ˌkɒnsæŋˈɡwɪnɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. relationship by blood; kinship

  2. close affinity or connection

  1. geology (of igneous rocks) similarity of origin, as shown by common mineral and chemical compositions and often texture

Origin of consanguinity

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C14: see con-, sanguine

Derived forms of consanguinity

  • consanguineous or consanguine, adjective
  • consanguineously, adverb

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