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matrilineality

matrilineality noun: the condition of being matrilineal.

Noun

matrilineality (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being matrilineal
  2. matrilineage

Origin of matrilineality

From matrilineal + -ity.

Questions about matrilineality

What does matrilineality mean?
Matrilineality means the condition of being matrilineal.
What part of speech is matrilineality?
Matrilineality is a noun.

Words near matrilineality in the dictionary

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

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