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matrilinealism

matrilinealism noun: the matrilineal system.

Noun

matrilinealism (uncountable)

  1. The matrilineal system.

Origin of matrilinealism

From matrilineal + -ism.

Questions about matrilinealism

What does matrilinealism mean?
Matrilinealism means the matrilineal system.
What part of speech is matrilinealism?
Matrilinealism is a noun.

Words near matrilinealism in the dictionary

  1. matrilineages
  2. matrilineal
  3. matrilineal descent
  4. matrilineal line
  5. matrilineal lineage
  6. matrilinealism
  7. matrilineality
  8. matrilineally
  9. matrilinear
  10. matrilinearism
  11. matrilineate

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