line of descent - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the descendants of one individual

Synonyms

• ancestry
• blood
• blood line
• bloodline
• descent
• line
• line of descent
• lineage
• origin
• parentage
• pedigree
• stemma
• stock

More generic

• family tree
• genealogy

More specific

• family
• family line
• folk
• kinfolk
• kinsfolk
• phratry
• sept
• side

Noun

the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

Synonyms

• descent
• filiation
• line of descent
• lineage

More generic

• family relationship
• kinship
• relationship

More specific

• bilateral descent
• unilateral descent

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