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hemilineage

hemilineage noun: lineage of either the male or the female line.

Noun

hemilineage (plural hemilineages)

  1. lineage of either the male or the female line

Forms of hemilineage

pluralhemilineages

Origin of hemilineage

From hemi- + lineage.

Questions about hemilineage

What does hemilineage mean?
Hemilineage means lineage of either the male or the female line.
What part of speech is hemilineage?
Hemilineage is a noun.
What is the plural of hemilineage?
The plural of hemilineage is hemilineages.

Words near hemilineage in the dictionary

  1. hemileptic
  2. hemilesion
  3. hemilesioned
  4. hemilesions
  5. hemilethargy
  6. hemilineage
  7. hemilineages
  8. hemilingual
  9. hemiliver
  10. hemilivers
  11. hemiloop

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