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matriline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ma-tri-line
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mater (“mother”) + linea (“line”). By surface analysis, matri- + line.

Inflected Forms

matrilines (plural)

Derived Forms

matrilineal matrilineally

Synonyms

motherline mother's line

Antonyms

patriline

Questions

What does matriline mean?
A line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers.
Where does matriline come from?
Borrowed from Latin mater (“mother”) + linea (“line”). By surface analysis, matri- + line.

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