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matrilines

matrilines is the plural of matriline.

Meaning of matriline

Noun

matriline (plural matrilines)

  1. A line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers.
    Antonyms:
    patriline

Questions about matrilines

What is matrilines the plural of?
Matrilines is the plural of matriline.

Words near matrilines in the dictionary

  1. matrilineality
  2. matrilineally
  3. matrilinear
  4. matrilinearism
  5. matrilineate
  6. matrilines
  7. matrilingual
  8. matrilinial
  9. matrilinies
  10. matrilins
  11. matriliny

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