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- pronunciation:
- lI
ni
ihj
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry.
He was able to trace his lineage back to his great great grandfather.- synonyms:
- ancestry, bloodline, descent, extraction, parentage
- similar words:
- background, birth, blood, derivation, family, genealogy, heredity, heritage, line, origin, pedigree, stock, strain, succession
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definition 2: |
the sources from which something, such as a philosophy or style, is derived; derivation.
- synonyms:
- derivation, fountainhead, origin, pedigree, provenance, source
- similar words:
- ancestry, background, foundation, inception, tradition
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related words: |
ascent, clan, descendant, origin |
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