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Matrilineal

adjective
/ˌmeɪtɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/
Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.adjectiveTracing descent only through female ancestors.
"Kerala traditionally has matrilineal inheritance."

Synonyms

matrilinearlinealdirectpatrilinealakanancestoralancestorialuxorilocalmenarchedancestralancestrianpostmenarchial

Antonyms

patrilineal

Rhymes With

linealpatrilinealspinney hill
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