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patrilinear

American

[pa-truh-lin-ee-er, pey-] / ˌpæ trəˈlɪn i ər, ˌpeɪ- /

adjective

patrilineal.

Other Word Forms

patrilinearly

adverb

Etymology

Origin of patrilinear

First recorded in 1910–15; patri- + linear

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