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unilineal

unilineal adjective: of or pertaining to one side of a family.

Adjective

unilineal (not comparable)

  1. (genealogy) Of or pertaining to one side of a family.
  2. Synonym of unilinear.
    Synonyms:
    unilinear

Synonyms of unilineal

Origin of unilineal

From uni- + lineal.

Words formed from unilineal

Questions about unilineal

What does unilineal mean?
Unilineal means of or pertaining to one side of a family.
What part of speech is unilineal?
Unilineal is an adjective.

Words near unilineal in the dictionary

  1. unilaterally
  2. unilateralness
  3. unilimbate
  4. uniline
  5. unilineage
  6. unilineal
  7. unilineal evolution
  8. unilineality
  9. unilinear
  10. unilinear evolution
  11. unilinearity

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