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| lin·e·age [ línnee ij ] (plural lin·e·ages) |
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1. line of descent: the line of descent from an ancestor to a person or family
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2. related group of people: a group of people related by descent from a common ancestor
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| [14th century. < French lignage< ligne (see line1)] |
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