Definition of Lineage

1. Noun. The descendants of one individual. "His entire lineage has been warriors"


2. Noun. The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors.
Exact synonyms: Descent, Filiation, Line Of Descent
Generic synonyms: Family Relationship, Kinship, Relationship
Specialized synonyms: Bilateral Descent, Unilateral Descent
Derivative terms: Descend, Filiate

3. Noun. The number of lines in a piece of printed material.
Exact synonyms: Linage
Generic synonyms: Number

4. Noun. A rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted.
Exact synonyms: Linage
Generic synonyms: Charge Per Unit, Rate

5. Noun. Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline.
Exact synonyms: Ancestry, Derivation, Filiation
Generic synonyms: Hereditary Pattern, Inheritance
Specialized synonyms: Descent, Extraction, Origin, Bloodline, Pedigree
Attributes: Purebred, Crossbred
Derivative terms: Derive

Definition of Lineage

1. n. Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

Definition of Lineage

1. direct descent from an ancestor [n -S]

Medical Definition of Lineage

1. Term used to describe cells with a common ancestry, that is developing from the same type of identifiable immature cell. (04 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lineage

line
line
line-at-a-time printer
line-drive double
line-drive single
line-drive triple
line-shooter
line-shooting
line-tying
linea
lineable
lineae albicantes
lineae atrophicae
lineae transversa ossi sacri
lineage (current term)
lineage (current term)
lineages
lineal
linealities
lineality
lineally
lineament
lineamental
lineaments
linear
linear
linearensate
linearise
linearised
linearises

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