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agnate
ag·nate
[
ág nàyt
]
noun
(
plural
ag·nates
)
Definition:
relative descended from same man:
a relative who is descended from a man who is also the ancestor of other relatives, especially through the male line
adjective
Definition:
1.
anthropology
Same as
patrilineal
2.
related:
related or similar in any way
[
15th century. < Latin
agnatus
"born in addition" < Old Latin
gnatus
, past participle of
gnasci
"be born"
]
ag·nat·ic
[
ag náttik
]
adjective
ag·nat·i·cal·ly
adverb
ag·na·tion
[
ag náysh'n
]
noun
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ag·nat·ic [ ag náttik ] adjectiveag·nat·i·cal·ly adverbag·na·tion [ ag náysh'n ] noun
