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lineage, descent group reckoned through only one parent, either the father (patrilineage) or the mother (matrilineage). All members of a lineage trace their common ancestry to a single person. A lineage may comprise any number of generations but commonly is traced through some 5 or 10.
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LINEAGE definition: 1. the members of a person's family who are directly related to that person and who lived a long…. Learn more.
1. a. : descent in a line from a common progenitor. b. : derivation. the gun's direct lineage is in the 1960s Erik Larson. 2. : a group of individuals tracing descent from a common ancestor. especially : such a group of persons whose common ancestor is regarded as its founder.
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction: She could trace her lineage to the early Pilgrims. Synonyms: genealogy, derivation, parentage, pedigree. the line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family. Synonyms: clan, tribe.
the members of a person's family who are directly related to that person and who lived a long time before him or her: She's very proud of her ancient royal lineage. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Family: ancestors & descendants. ancestor. ancestral. ancestry. be in the/someone's blood idiom. blood is thicker than water idiom.
The word lineage is used to describe everyone who descends from a particular ancestor. Mozart had six children, but none of them had children of their own, so the composer’s lineage ended after one generation.
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction. She could trace her lineage to the early Pilgrims. 2. the line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family; race. SYNONYMS 1. pedigree, parentage, derivation, genealogy. 2. tribe, clan.
