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matrilineage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ma-tri-lin-eage
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lineage based upon the maternal line; a group of descendants related through a common female lineage.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From matri- + lineage.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

matrilineages (plural)

Synonyms

enation cognation

Antonyms

patrilineage

Questions

What does matrilineage mean?
Lineage based upon the maternal line; a group of descendants related through a common female lineage.
Where does matrilineage come from?
From matri- + lineage.

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