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genetic relationship

American  

noun

Historical Linguistics.
  1. the relationship that exists between languages that have developed from a single earlier language.


Etymology

Origin of genetic relationship

First recorded in 1875–80


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The team looked at the genetic relationship between mothers and their adult children.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025

The researchers also identified a genetic relationship between lice in Asia and Central America.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2023

Today, many Swahili people have little genetic relationship with the medieval individuals in the study.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 29, 2023

He submitted DNA samples to prove he shares a genetic relationship with his children, which he hoped would speed up processing.

From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

In particular cases we may really be dealing with archaic similarities due to a genetic relationship that it is beyond our present power to demonstrate.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir

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