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lineage
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lin·e·age 1  (ln-j)
n.
1.
a. Direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry.
b. Derivation.
2. The descendants of a common ancestor considered to be the founder of the line.

[Middle English linage, lineage, from Old French lignage, from ligne, line; see line1.]

line·age 2  (lnj)
n.
Variant of linage.

lineage [lin-ee-ij]
Noun
direct descent from an ancestor

lineage
line of descent from an ancestor or ancestors; family or ancestry.
See also: Relationship
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lineage - the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, family line, sept, folk, family - people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
side - a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"
family tree, genealogy - successive generations of kin
2.lineage - the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
bilateral descent - line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family
unilateral descent - line of descent traced through one side of the family
3.lineage - the number of lines in a piece of printed material
number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"
4.lineage - a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
charge per unit, rate - amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
5.lineage - inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
hereditary pattern, inheritance - (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
descent, extraction, origin - properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
bloodline, pedigree - ancestry of a purebred animal

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