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matriliny

matriliny noun: matrilineal society.

Noun

matriliny (countable and uncountable, plural matrilinies)

  1. Matrilineal society.
    • In this confrontation between the earth man and the sky god, another ancient battle is implied: Enkidu has become the mother's brother, the protector of the matriliny, and therefore the defender of the bride.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 191
  2. Synonym of matrilineality.
    Synonyms:
    matrilineality

Synonyms of matriliny

Forms of matriliny

pluralmatrilinies

Questions about matriliny

What does matriliny mean?
Matriliny means matrilineal society.
What part of speech is matriliny?
Matriliny is a noun.
What is the plural of matriliny?
The plural of matriliny is matrilinies.

Words near matriliny in the dictionary

  1. matrilines
  2. matrilingual
  3. matrilinial
  4. matrilinies
  5. matrilins
  6. matriliny
  7. matrilocal
  8. matrilocality
  9. matrilocally
  10. matrilysin
  11. matrilysins

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