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Matrilineal

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Adjective

1. matrilineal, matrilinear

based on or tracing descent through the female line

Example Sentences:
'matrilineal inheritance'

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Matrilineal

see synonyms of matrilineal
adjective
relating to descent or kinship through the female line

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Matrilineal

see synonyms of matrilineal
adjective
designating or of descent, kinship, or derivation through the mother
: also ˌmatriˈlinear (ˌmeɪtrəˈlɪniər ; māˌtrəlinˈēər)

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Matrilineal

see synonyms of matrilineal
adj.
Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the maternal line.

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