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lineage
1[ lin-ee-ij ]
/ ˈlɪn i ɪdʒ /
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noun
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction: She could trace her lineage to the early Pilgrims.
the line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family.
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Origin of lineage
1WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lineage
linage, lineageWords nearby lineage
lindy, line, linea, linea alba, linea aspera, lineage, lineal, lineament, line angle, linea nigra, linear
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lineage1
/ (ˈlɪnɪɪdʒ) /
noun
direct descent from an ancestor, esp a line of descendants from one ancestor
a less common word for derivation
Word Origin for lineage
C14: from Old French lignage, from Latin līnea line 1
British Dictionary definitions for lineage (2 of 2)
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