Meaning | In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child. |
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Examples | - "lineal ancestors"
- "lineal heirs"
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Synonym | direct |
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Narrower | matrilineal, matrilinear | Based on or tracing descent through the female line |
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patrilineal, patrilinear | Based on or tracing descent through the male line |
unilateral | tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only |
See also | related | Connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage |
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Opposite | collateral, indirect | descended from a common ancestor but through different lines |
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Spanish | directo, lineal |
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Catalan | directe |
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Nouns | line | the descendants of one individual |
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Adverbs | lineally | by an unbroken line of descent |
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