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consanguineous

[kon-sang-gwin-ee-uh s]
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adjective
  1. 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

1595–1605; < Latin consanguineus, equivalent to con- con- + sanguin- (stem of sanguis) blood + -eus -eous
Related formscon·san·guin·e·ous·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for consanguineous

Historical Examples

  • The popular idea is that consanguineous marriages are bad per se.

    Woman

    William J. Robinson

  • Consanguineous marriages are everywhere regarded as baneful.

    The Manbos of Mindano

    John M. Garvan

  • Tylor, Mr., on the prohibition of consanguineous marriages, ii.

  • Virchow, Prof., blindness occurring in the offspring of consanguineous marriages, ii.

  • The idea that the children from consanguineous marriages are apt to be deaf and dumb has no foundation in fact.

    Woman

    William J. Robinson

Word Origin and History for consanguineous

adj.

c.1600, from Latin consanguineus "of the same blood" (see consanguinity).

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
consanguineous in Medicine

consanguineous

(kŏn′săng-gwĭn′ē-əs)
adj.
  1. Exhibiting consanguinity.
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