Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bilineal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-lin-eal
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tracing descent through both the patriline and the matriline.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English lineal English bilineal From bi- + lineal.

Synonyms

duolineal

Questions

What does bilineal mean?: Tracing descent through both the patriline and the matriline.
Where does bilineal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English lineal English bilineal From bi- + lineal.

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