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| ancestry |
line of descent; lineage. [1/3 definitions] |
| blue blood |
noble, aristocratic, or socially prominent lineage. [2 definitions] |
| extraction |
a person's origin or lineage. [1/3 definitions] |
| kin |
of the same lineage; related through being of the same family. [1/4 definitions] |
| meritocracy |
a system in which people attain power, influence, and wealth because of their intellectual abilities rather than because of their class status or family lineage. |
| parentage |
descent from parents and ancestors; lineage. [1/2 definitions] |
| purebred |
bred from animals whose pure lineage can be documented. [1/2 definitions] |
| stock |
ancestral background; lineage. [1/16 definitions] |
| strain2 |
any of various ancestries within a family or individual; lineage. [1/4 definitions] |
| tree |
a chart that illustrates family lineage. [1/5 definitions] |
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