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lineage
1[lin-ee-ij]
noun
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction.
She could trace her lineage to the early Pilgrims.
Synonyms: , , ,the line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family.
Synonyms: ,
lineage
2[lahy-nij]
noun
lineage
1/ ˈɪɪɪ /
noun
direct descent from an ancestor, esp a line of descendants from one ancestor
a less common word for derivation
lineage
2/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
a variant spelling of linage
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lineage1
Example Sentences
Maybe it's unfair to draw comparisons in Test cricket just yet, but there's no denying 25-year-old Gill is following in a rich lineage of Indian cricket batting greats.
Sure, go ahead and ask us to believe that John Wick’s lineage stretches back to Beowulf, the Battle of Hastings and the Great Schism.
The privileged only son of an aristocratic lineage, he was “raised as a prince.”
The issue is not simply the survival of any one institution but the need to preserve the legacy and lineage of the humanist tradition, which begins with making room for many voices and constituencies.
As long as Stern is involved, Punk Rock Bowling will always keep that lineage of resistance.
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