Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patrilinearly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-tri-lin-ear-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a patrilinear manner; tracing descent through the male line.

Inflected Forms

more patrilinearly (comparative) most patrilinearly (superlative)

Questions

What does patrilinearly mean?
In a patrilinear manner; tracing descent through the male line.

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