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consanguineous

/kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪni.əs/US/kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪni.əs/

consanguineous adjective: related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.

Adjective

consanguineous (not comparable)

  1. Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.
    • Am not I consanguineous? am I not of her blood?c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • Consanguineous marriage is customary in many societies, but leads to an increased birth prevalence of infants with severe recessive disorders.2002, B. Modell and A. Darr, "Science and society: genetic counselling and customary consanguineous marriage," Nature Reviews: Genetics, vol 3. no. 3 (Mar.), p. 225
    Antonyms:
    affinal

consanguineous meaning in Bengali and Vietnamese

consanguineous in Bengali

রক্ত সম্পর্কিত

consanguineous in Vietnamese

related by birth
cận huyết

Synonyms of consanguineous

Antonyms

Forms of consanguineous

alternative formconsanguinous

Origin of consanguineous

Adapted borrowing of Latin cōnsanguineus + -ous, from con- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from sanguis (“blood”). By surface analysis, con- + sanguineous. Doublet of consanguine.

Words formed from consanguineous

Questions about consanguineous

What does consanguineous mean?
Consanguineous means related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.
What is consanguineous in Bengali?
Consanguineous in Bengali is রক্ত সম্পর্কিত. See Consanguineous meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is consanguineous?
Consanguineous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce consanguineous?
Consanguineous is pronounced /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪni.əs/ (UK).

Words near consanguineous in the dictionary

  1. consanguinea
  2. consanguineal
  3. consanguineally
  4. consanguinean
  5. consanguined
  6. consanguineous
  7. consanguineously
  8. consanguineousness
  9. consanguines
  10. consanguinities
  11. consanguinity

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