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consanguineous
[ kon-sang-gwin-ee-uhs ]
/ ˌkɒn sæŋˈgwɪn i əs /
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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
First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin consanguineus “related by blood, kindred; blood relation, kinsman,” equivalent to con- + sanguin- (stem of sanguis) “blood” + -eus adjective suffix. Consanguineous first occurs in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (1602), and Shakespeare may have introduced the word into English. See con-, -eous
OTHER WORDS FROM consanguineous
con·san·guin·e·ous·ly, adverbWords nearby consanguineous
Conrad, Joseph, Conrail, con rod, Conroe, cons., consanguineous, consanguinity, consarned, conscience, conscience clause, conscience money
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Medical definitions for consanguineous
consanguineous
[ kŏn′săng-gwĭn′ē-əs ]
adj.
Exhibiting consanguinity.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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