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patrilines

patrilines is the plural of patriline.

Meaning of patriline

Noun

patriline (plural patrilines)

  1. A line of descent from a male ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are fathers.
    Synonyms:
    fatherline
    Antonyms:
    matriline

Questions about patrilines

What is patrilines the plural of?
Patrilines is the plural of patriline.

Words near patrilines in the dictionary

  1. patrilineally
  2. patrilinear
  3. patrilinearity
  4. patrilinearly
  5. patrilineate
  6. patrilines
  7. patrilinial
  8. patrilinies
  9. patriliny
  10. patrilocal
  11. patrilocality

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