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noun
- 1. direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree: "a Dutch nobleman of ancient lineage"
- 2. a sequence of species each of which is considered to have evolved from its predecessor: "the chimpanzee and gorilla lineages"
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LINEAGE definition: 1. the members of a person's family who are directly related to that person and who lived a long…. Learn more.
The meaning of LINEAGE is descent in a line from a common progenitor. How to use lineage in a sentence.
the members of a person's family who are directly related to that person and who lived a long time before him or her: She's very proud of her ancient royal lineage. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Family: ancestors & descendants. ancestor. ancestral. ancestry. be in the/someone's blood idiom. blood is thicker than water idiom.
Definition of 'lineage' lineage. (lɪniɪdʒ ) Word forms: lineages. variable noun. Someone's lineage is the series of families from which they are directly descended. [formal] They can trace their lineage directly back to the 18th century. ...a respectable family of ancient lineage. Synonyms: descent, family, line, succession More Synonyms of lineage
Lineage definition: lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction. See examples of LINEAGE used in a sentence.
The word lineage is used to describe everyone who descends from a particular ancestor. Mozart had six children, but none of them had children of their own, so the composer’s lineage ended after one generation.
1. lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry. 2. the line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family; race. [1275–1325; Middle English linage < Anglo-French; Old French lignage < Vulgar Latin *līneāticum; see line 1, -age]
noun. lineages. Direct descent from an ancestor. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Ancestry; family; stock. Webster's New World. Derivation. American Heritage. Descendants from a common ancestor. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Linage. Webster's New World. More Noun Definitions (2) Synonyms: filiation. line of descent. descent.
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Definition of lineage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.