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patrilineal descent

patrilineal descent noun: synonym of patrilineal lineage.

Noun

patrilineal descent (plural patrilineal descents)

  1. Synonym of patrilineal lineage.

Synonyms of patrilineal descent

Forms of patrilineal descent

pluralpatrilineal descents

Questions about patrilineal descent

What does patrilineal descent mean?
Patrilineal descent means synonym of patrilineal lineage.
What part of speech is patrilineal descent?
Patrilineal descent is a noun.
What is the plural of patrilineal descent?
The plural of patrilineal descent is patrilineal descents.

Words near patrilineal descent in the dictionary

  1. patrilects
  2. patriline
  3. patrilineage
  4. patrilineages
  5. patrilineal
  6. patrilineal descent
  7. patrilineal line
  8. patrilineal lineage
  9. patrilinealism
  10. patrilinealities
  11. patrilineality

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