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  2. line of descent in British English. (laɪn əv dɪˈsɛnt ) noun. 1. someone's line of descent is all the people they are descended from. an ancient family who trace their line of descent back more than a thousand years. 2. See a direct line of descent from sth. Collins English Dictionary.

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  3. noun. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors. synonyms: descent, filiation, lineage. see more. line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family. line of descent traced through one side of the family.

  4. noun. These are words and phrases related to line of descent. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. PEDIGREE. Synonyms. descent. lineage. ancestry. family. parentage. line. bloodline. derivation. extraction. strain. pedigree. record of ancestry. official record of descent. family tree. genealogical table. genealogy.

  5. Definitions of 'line of descent' 1. someone's line of descent is all the people they are descended from. [...] 2. See a direct line of descent from sth [...] More. Examples of 'line of descent' in a sentence. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins.

  6. Noun. 1. line of descent - the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors. filiation, lineage, descent. family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption.

  7. Descent refers to the socially recognized links between ancestors and descendants or one’s traceable ancestry and can be bilateral, or traced through either parents, or unilateral, or traced through parents and ancestors of only one sex.

  8. Line of descent refers to the direct sequence of ancestors or progeny for a specific organism or individual, showing the familial generations or genealogical order. The concept is primarily used in fields such as anthropology, biology, and genealogy.

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