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lineage
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5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lineage
  2. linage
  3. cell lineage
  4. maximal lineage
  5. minimal lineage

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Definition of LINEAGE

variant of linage

1lin·e·age

noun \ˈli-nē-ij also ˈli-nij\

Definition of LINEAGE

1
a : descent in a line from a common progenitor
b : derivation
2
: a group of individuals tracing descent from a common ancestor; especially : such a group of persons whose common ancestor is regarded as its founder
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Examples of LINEAGE

  1. <his Italian lineage was very important to him>
  2. <it is now generally accepted that the lineage of Thomas Jefferson includes black as well as white members>

First Known Use of LINEAGE

14th century

Related to LINEAGE

Synonyms
birth, blood, bloodline, breeding, descent, extraction, family tree, genealogy, line, ancestry, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock, strain
Antonyms
issue, posterity, progeny, seed

Other Genetics Terms

chimera, hermaphrodite, plasticity

lin·e·age

noun \ˈlin-ē-ij also ˈlin-ij\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of LINEAGE

1
: descent in a line from a common progenitor
2
: a group of individuals descended from a common ancestor <replication in T cell lineages>

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