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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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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

It was not a bloodline trust, but I was told it was still being finalized.

From MarketWatch

But poverty also ran in the bloodline, Ackmann explains, with Parton growing up “dirt poor” in a log cabin without running water or electricity.

From Los Angeles Times

A second deputy was found in Yaqoob Mujahid, Taliban founder Mullah Omar's son – young, but bringing with him his Taliban bloodline, and its potential to unify the movement.

From BBC

I delivered a speech arguing that the U.S. is a nation defined above all by ideals, not shared bloodlines.

From The Wall Street Journal

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