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Lineage

/ˈlɪ.ni.ɪdʒ/

Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

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📖 Definitions of "Lineage"

noun

1
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
2
A number of lines of text in a column.

🔄 Synonyms of "Lineage"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
linenoun	A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
stocknoun	A store or supply.
descentnoun	An instance of descending; act of coming down.
pedigreenoun	A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
filiationnoun	(uncountable) The condition of being a child of a specified parent.
ancestrynoun	A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.
parentagenoun	The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
derivationnoun	The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.
bloodlinenoun	The abstract link between a person and their ancestors.
linagenoun	(now uncommon) Alternative spelling of lineage. [Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.]
blood linenoun	the descendants of one individual
line of descent	a 2019 Indian crime drama film written and directed by Rohit Karn Batra (in his directorial debut).
bloodnoun	A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
originnoun	The beginning of something.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lineage"

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Word	Definition
bloodlinenoun	The abstract link between a person and their ancestors.
ancestrynoun	A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.
filiationnoun	(uncountable) The condition of being a child of a specified parent.
pedigreenoun	A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
parentagenoun	The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
stocknoun	A store or supply.
originnoun	The beginning of something.
linagenoun	(now uncommon) Alternative spelling of lineage. [Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.]
descentnoun	An instance of descending; act of coming down.
linenoun	A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
derivationnoun	The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.
bloodnoun	A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
blood linenoun	the descendants of one individual
line of descent	a 2019 Indian crime drama film written and directed by Rohit Karn Batra (in his directorial debut).
progenynoun	(uncountable) Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
familynoun	A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
familial	Of or pertaining to a human family.
rootsnoun	Ancestry.
offspringnoun	A person's daughter or son; a person's child.
strainnoun	(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.