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parentelic

parentelic adjective: of or pertaining to a lineage of related people.

Adjective

parentelic (comparative more parentelic, superlative most parentelic)

  1. Of or pertaining to a lineage of related people.

Forms of parentelic

comparativemore parentelic
superlativemost parentelic

Origin of parentelic

From Latin parentela (“relatives”) + -ic. Related to parent.

Questions about parentelic

What does parentelic mean?
Parentelic means of or pertaining to a lineage of related people.
What part of speech is parentelic?
Parentelic is an adjective.

Words near parentelic in the dictionary

  1. parentectomy
  2. parented
  3. parentela
  4. parentelae
  5. parentelas
  6. parentelic
  7. parenter
  8. parenteral
  9. parenterally
  10. parenters
  11. Parentes

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