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Lineage : (noun)
1: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has
been warriors" [syn: line, line of descent, descent,
bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry,
origin, parentage, stemma, stock]
2: the kinship relation between an individual and the
individual's progenitors [syn: descent, line of descent,
filiation]
3: the number of lines in a piece of printed material [syn: linage]
4: a rate of payment for written material that is measured
according to the number of lines submitted [syn: linage]
5: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
[syn: ancestry, derivation, filiation]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Lineage : \Lin"e*age\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[asl]j; 48), n. [OE. linage, F.
lignage, fr. L. linea line. See 3d Line.]
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race;
descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
Both the lineage and the certain sire Based on which I
sprung, from me are hidden yet. --Spenser.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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