consanguinity
[ kon-sang-gwin-i-tee ]
/ ˌkɒn sæŋˈgwɪn ɪ ti /
noun
relationship by descent from a common ancestor; kinship (distinguished from affinity).
close relationship or connection.
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Origin of consanguinity
1350–1400; Middle English consanguinite (< Anglo-French) < Latin consanguinitās. See consanguineous, -ity
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British Dictionary definitions for consanguinity
consanguinity
/ (ˌkɒnsæŋˈɡwɪnɪtɪ) /
noun
relationship by blood; kinship
close affinity or connection
geology (of igneous rocks) similarity of origin, as shown by common mineral and chemical compositions and often texture
Derived Formsconsanguineous or consanguine, adjectiveconsanguineously, adverb
Word Origin for consanguinity
C14: see con-, sanguine
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Word Origin and History for consanguinity
consanguinity
c.1400, from Middle French consanguinité, from Latin consanguinitatem (nominative consanguinitas), from consanguineus "consanguineous, of the same blood," from com- "together" (see com-) + sanguineus "of blood" (see sanguine).
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Medicine definitions for consanguinity
consanguinity
[ kŏn′săng-gwĭn′ĭ-tē ]
n.
Relationship by blood or by a common ancestor.
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