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Lineage
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Simple meaning
What does Lineage mean?
Lineage means family ancestry or descent.
Dictionary definition
The people, family, or line of ancestors someone comes from.
Example sentences
Lineage in a sentence
easy
The family tree showed her lineage.
medium
The story traced the hero’s lineage through several generations.
hard
Researchers used records to understand the family’s lineage and history.
Synonyms
Words like Lineage
ancestrythe family line someone comes from
descentorigin from earlier family members
Antonyms
Opposite words
unrelated grouppeople not connected by family line
new beginninga start without reference to past ancestry
Word family
Lineage word family
Base word
lineage
noun
lineage
Base form.
noun
lineages
More than one family line or line of descent.
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Practice 1
What does lineage mean?
Lineage means family ancestry or descent.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to lineage?
Ancestry is close in meaning to lineage.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses lineage correctly?
This sentence uses lineage as family ancestry.
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