lineage

¹lin·e·age

noun \ˈli-nē-ij also ˈli-nij\

Definition of LINEAGE

1

a : descent in a line from a common progenitor b : derivation

2

: a group of individuals tracing descent from a common ancestor; especially : such a group of persons whose common ancestor is regarded as its founder

Examples of LINEAGE

1. <his Italian lineage was very important to him>
2. <it is now generally accepted that the lineage of Thomas Jefferson includes black as well as white members>

First Known Use of LINEAGE

14th century

Related to LINEAGE

Synonyms: birth, blood, bloodline, breeding, descent, extraction, family tree, genealogy, line, ancestry, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock, strain

Antonyms: issue, posterity, progeny, seed

Related Words: heredity, succession; family, house; kin, kindred, relations, relatives; race

Near Antonyms: offspring; child, heir, inheritor, son, successor

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Other Genetics Terms

chimera, hermaphrodite, plasticity