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consanguinous

consanguinous is the alternative form of consanguineous.

Meaning of consanguineous

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...
    Antonyms:
    affinal

Forms of consanguinous

comparativemore consanguinous
superlativemost consanguinous

Words formed from consanguinous

Questions about consanguinous

What is consanguinous the alternative form of?
Consanguinous is the alternative form of consanguineous.

Words near consanguinous in the dictionary

  1. consanguineously
  2. consanguineousness
  3. consanguines
  4. consanguinities
  5. consanguinity
  6. consanguinous
  7. consanguinously
  8. consanguinuity
  9. consarcination
  10. consarcinations
  11. consarn

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