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View usage for: (lɪniɪdʒ) Word forms: plural lineagesvariable nounSomeone's lineage is the series of families from which they are directly descended. [formal] They can trace their lineage directly back to the 18th century. ...a respectable family of ancient lineage. Synonyms: descent, family, line, succession More Synonyms of lineage lineage in British English 1 (ˈlɪnɪɪdʒ) noun1. direct descent from an ancestor, esp a line of descendants from one ancestor 2. a less common word for derivation Word origin C14: from Old French lignage, from Latin līnea line1lineage in British English 2 (ˈlaɪnɪdʒ) noun a variant spelling of linage lineage in American English 1 (ˈlɪniɪdʒ) noun1. direct descent from an ancestor 2. ancestry; family; stock 3. descendants from a common ancestor Word origin ME linage < OFr lignage < ligne: see line 1lineage in American English 2 (ˈlaɪnɪdʒ) Examples of 'lineage' in a sentencelineage Definition direct descent from an ancestor They can trace their lineage back to the 18th century. Synonyms succession breed forebears heredity forefathers Additional synonymsDefinition family descent They can trace their ancestry back to the seventeenth century. Synonyms origin, house, family, line, race, stock, blood, ancestors, descent, pedigree, extraction, lineage, forebears, antecedents, parentage, forefathers, genealogy, derivation, progenitors Definition ancestry people of humble birth Synonyms ancestry, line, race, stock, blood, background, breeding, strain, descent, pedigree, extraction, lineage, forebears, parentage, genealogy, derivationDefinition a lineage or race Synonyms lineage, family, line, race, class, stock, pedigree, extraction, ilk- line
- line something up
- line up
- lineage
- lineaments
- lined
- lines
Additional synonymsDefinition the origin or ancestry of a person a young Brazilian of German extraction Synonyms origin, family, ancestry, descent, race, stock, blood, birth, pedigree, lineage, parentage, derivationDefinition a group descended from a common ancestor Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century. Synonyms ancestors, forebears, parentage, forefathers, house, line, race, blood, birth, strain, tribe, sept, clan, descent, dynasty, pedigree, extraction, ancestry, lineage, genealogy, line of descent, stemma, stirps Definition the direct descent of an individual or group from an ancestor He had sat and repeated his family's genealogy to her. Synonyms ancestry, descent, pedigree, line, origin, extraction, lineage, family tree, parentage, derivation, blood line, progeniture, stemma, stirps, stock, strain, whakapapa (New Zealand) Definition a family or dynasty the Saudi Royal House Synonyms dynasty, line, race, tribe, clan, ancestry, lineage, family tree, kindredWe were part of a long line of artists. Synonyms lineage, family, breed, succession, race, stock, strain, descent, ancestry, parentageDefinition the line of descent of a purebred animal a countess of impeccable pedigree Synonyms lineage, family, line, race, stock, blood, breed, heritage, descent, extraction, ancestry, family tree, genealogy, derivation, stemma, stirps They claimed to be the progeny of Genghis Khan. Synonyms race, stock, breed, posterity (archaic), seed (biblical), lineage, scions Definition the original type from which a particular race, family, or group is descended We are both from working-class stock. Synonyms lineage, descent, extraction, ancestry, house, family, line, race, type, variety, background, breed, strain, pedigree, forebears, parentage, line of descent |