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bloodline

American  
[bluhd-lahyn] / ˈblʌdˌlaɪn /

noun

  1. (usually of animals) the line of descent; pedigree; strain.

bloodline British  
/ ˈblʌdˌlaɪn /

noun

  1. all the members of a family group over generations, esp regarding characteristics common to that group; pedigree

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Etymology

Origin of bloodline

First recorded in 1905–10; blood + line 1

Example Sentences

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"Nobody discusses infertility, nobody discusses egg donation because it isn't the bloodline."

From BBC

The union would potentially create a new caliphal bloodline relocated in India.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just as Kim Jong Un has dressed to echo his predecessors, the sartorial symmetry underscores his daughter’s connection to the “Mount Paektu bloodline”—those with a direct lineage to North Korean founder Kim Il Sung.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Kim family has ruled North Korea with an iron grip for decades, and a cult of personality surrounding their "Paektu bloodline" dominates daily life in the isolated country.

From Barron's

Whether Baffert has another Derby winner in Plutarch won’t be known for 12 weeks, but the colt certainly has the bloodlines.

From Los Angeles Times

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