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patrilinealism

patrilinealism noun: the patrilineal system.

Noun

patrilinealism (uncountable)

  1. The patrilineal system.

Origin of patrilinealism

From patrilineal + -ism.

Questions about patrilinealism

What does patrilinealism mean?
Patrilinealism means the patrilineal system.
What part of speech is patrilinealism?
Patrilinealism is a noun.

Words near patrilinealism in the dictionary

  1. patrilineages
  2. patrilineal
  3. patrilineal descent
  4. patrilineal line
  5. patrilineal lineage
  6. patrilinealism
  7. patrilinealities
  8. patrilineality
  9. patrilineally
  10. patrilinear
  11. patrilinearity

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