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Meaning of lineage in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/

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  1. Noun

    lineage

    Etymology

    Middle English: from Old French lignage, from Latin linea‘a line’ (see line)

    Definitions

    1. the descendants of one individual

    Examples

    • « his entire lineage has been warriors »

    Derived terms

    • bring up
    • come
    • derive
    • descend
    • nurture
    • parent
    • raise
    • rear
  2. 2. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

    Derived terms

    • come
    • derive
    • descend
    • filiate
  3. 3. the number of lines in a piece of printed material
  4. 4. a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
  5. 5. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

    Derived terms

    • come
    • derive
    • descend

Famous quotes

  • « My family's lineage is five generations of artists who never made it. »
    Shia LaBeouf
  • « When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth. »
    Alex Haley
  • « The actual truth about Gad is it's one of the original 13 tribes of Israel, so you can actually trace my lineage back to, like, those guys who had, like, a hand in the Bible and have since become very famous from that. So I come from very famous lineage. Granted, they didn't have cameras back then, so none of them had TV shows. »
    Josh Gad
  • « Some have called we rock and roll performers who never retire 'troubadours.' I enjoy this misnomer immensely. While there are many differences between me and my distant predecessors in L'Occitane, I do believe there is a lineage that connects us of the last 70 years with those romantic singers of the High Middle Ages. »
    Frank Black

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