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matrilineages

matrilineages is the plural of matrilineage.

Meaning of matrilineage

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

Questions about matrilineages

What is matrilineages the plural of?
Matrilineages is the plural of matrilineage.

Words near matrilineages in the dictionary

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

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