HyperDic: matrilineal

English > 1 sense of the word matrilineal:
ADJECTIVEallmatrilineal, matrilinearbased on or tracing descent through the female line
matrilineal > pronunciation
Soundsmae.trihlih'niyahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > matrilineal: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningBased on or tracing descent through the female line.
Example"matrilineal inheritance"
Synonymmatrilinear
Broaderlineal, directIn a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
Spanishmatrilineal
Catalanmatrilineal
Adverbsmatrilineallyby descent through the female line

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