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matrilineal descent

matrilineal descent noun: synonym of matrilineal lineage.

Noun

matrilineal descent (plural matrilineal descents)

  1. Synonym of matrilineal lineage.

Synonyms of matrilineal descent

Forms of matrilineal descent

pluralmatrilineal descents

Questions about matrilineal descent

What does matrilineal descent mean?
Matrilineal descent means synonym of matrilineal lineage.
What part of speech is matrilineal descent?
Matrilineal descent is a noun.
What is the plural of matrilineal descent?
The plural of matrilineal descent is matrilineal descents.

Words near matrilineal descent in the dictionary

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

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