| ADJECTIVE | all | matrilineal, matrilinear | based on or tracing descent through the female line |
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| Sounds | mae.trihlih'niyahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Based on or tracing descent through the female line. | |
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| Example | "matrilineal inheritance" | |
| Synonym | matrilinear | |
| Broader | lineal, direct | In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child |
| Spanish | matrilineal | |
| Catalan | matrilineal | |
| Adverbs | matrilineally | by descent through the female line |
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