| NOUN | relation | line of descent, descent, lineage, filiation | the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors |
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| group | line of descent, lineage, line, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock | the descendants of one individual |
| Meaning | The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors. | |
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| Synonyms | descent, lineage, filiation | |
| Narrower | bilateral descent | line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family |
| unilateral descent | line of descent traced through one side of the family | |
| Broader | kinship, family relationship, relationship | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption |
| Spanish | linaje | |
| Catalan | llinatge | |
| Meaning | The descendants of one individual. | |
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| Synonyms | lineage, line, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock | |
| Narrower | family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry | People descended from a common ancestor |
| side | A family line of descent | |
| Broader | genealogy, family tree | successive generations of kin |
| Spanish | abolengo, árbol genealógico, ascendencia, casta, descendencia, estirpe, linaje, línea de descendencia, línea de sangre, línea, origen, parentela, parentesco, pedigrí, saga, sangre | |
| Catalan | descendència, estirp, llinatge, nissaga, origen, pedigrí | |
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