consanguinity
noun
con·san·guin·i·ty
ˌkän-ˌsan-ˈgwi-nə-tē 
-ˌsaŋ-
plural consanguinities
1
: the quality or state of being consanguineous
persons related by consanguinity
2
: a close relation or connection
the consanguinity of monotheistic religions
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But just because a person has a high rank on the consanguinity chart doesn’t mean they are automatically favored.
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Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Fans shared pictures of the pair, a model not just of love but artistic partnership and true consanguinity.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Political power was based on bloodlines, or consanguinity, and the definition of power was essentially the right to spill blood, or enlist others to spill it for you.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
In a report released Thursday, investigators said the voter Franklin helped was not related to him within two degrees of consanguinity.
—Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 11 June 2023
Going back to some of the context of Richard Dawkin's debates about consanguinity in the British Pakistani context, genetics may be the problem, but genetics will also be the solution.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2013
Long runs of homozygosity are therefore a globally widespread and under-appreciated characteristic of our genomes, which record past consanguinity and population isolation and provide a distinctive record of the demographic history of an individual's ancestors.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2010
Human populations have experienced a wide range of demographic histories and hold diverse cultural attitudes to consanguinity.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2010
These unique pairings are shared among people who have the same maternal consanguinity.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2022
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Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Fans shared pictures of the pair, a model not just of love but artistic partnership and true consanguinity.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Political power was based on bloodlines, or consanguinity, and the definition of power was essentially the right to spill blood, or enlist others to spill it for you.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
In a report released Thursday, investigators said the voter Franklin helped was not related to him within two degrees of consanguinity.
—Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 11 June 2023
Going back to some of the context of Richard Dawkin's debates about consanguinity in the British Pakistani context, genetics may be the problem, but genetics will also be the solution.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2013
Long runs of homozygosity are therefore a globally widespread and under-appreciated characteristic of our genomes, which record past consanguinity and population isolation and provide a distinctive record of the demographic history of an individual's ancestors.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2010
Human populations have experienced a wide range of demographic histories and hold diverse cultural attitudes to consanguinity.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2010
These unique pairings are shared among people who have the same maternal consanguinity.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2022
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“Consanguinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consanguinity. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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consanguinity
noun
con·san·guin·i·ty
ˌkän-ˌsan-ˈgwi-nə-tē, -ˌsaŋ-
: the quality or state of being consanguineous
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