consanguineous
[kon-sang-gwin-ee-uh s]
adjective
having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.
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Also con·san·guine [kon-sang-gwin] /kɒnˈsæŋ gwɪn/, con·san·guin·e·al.
Origin of consanguineous
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The first is the consanguine group of first cousins and nearer.
FolkwaysWilliam Graham Sumner
It is evident that the punaluan family was formed out of the consanguine.
Ancient SocietyLewis 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.
Woman under socialismAugust Bebel
consanguineous
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consanguineous
[kŏn′săng-gwĭn′ē-əs]
adj.
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