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matrilineage

matrilineage noun: lineage based upon the maternal line; a group of descendants related through a common female lineage.

Noun

matrilineage (countable and uncountable, plural matrilineages)

  1. Lineage based upon the maternal line; a group of descendants related through a common female lineage.
    Antonyms:
    patrilineage

Antonyms of matrilineage

Forms of matrilineage

pluralmatrilineages

Origin of matrilineage

From matri- + lineage.

Questions about matrilineage

What does matrilineage mean?
Matrilineage means lineage based upon the maternal line; a group of descendants related through a common female lineage.
What part of speech is matrilineage?
Matrilineage is a noun.
What is the plural of matrilineage?
The plural of matrilineage is matrilineages.

Words near matrilineage in the dictionary

  1. matrilaterally
  2. matrilect
  3. matrilects
  4. matrilin
  5. matriline
  6. matrilineage
  7. matrilineages
  8. matrilineal
  9. matrilineal descent
  10. matrilineal line
  11. matrilineal lineage

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