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Matrilinear
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1. matrilineal, matrilinear
based on or tracing descent through the female line
Example Sentences:'matrilineal inheritance'
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Matrilinear
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relating to descent or kinship through the female line
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Matrilinear
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designating or of descent, kinship, or derivation through the mother
: also ˌmatriˈlinear (ˌmeɪtrəˈlɪniər
; māˌtrəlinˈēər)Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.