FILIATION Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word filiation. (close relations)
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| lineage | nounn | |||||
noun • the hereditary derivation of an individual • the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors • the number of lines in a piece of printed material • a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted • inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | ||||||
| ancestry | nounn | |||||
noun • the hereditary derivation of an individual • inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | ||||||
| descent | nounn | |||||
noun • a movement downward • properties attributable to your ancestry • the act of changing your location in a downward direction • the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors • a downward slope or bend • the hereditary derivation of an individual | ||||||
| bloodline | nounn | |||||
noun • the hereditary derivation of an individual • ancestry of a purebred animal | ||||||
| genealogy | nounn | |||||
noun • successive generations of kin • the study or investigation of ancestry and family history | ||||||
| heritage | nounn | |||||
noun • practices that are handed down from the past by tradition • any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors • that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner • hereditary succession to a title or an office or property | ||||||
| kinship | nounn | |||||
noun • a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character • (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | ||||||
| parentage | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being a parent • the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents • the hereditary derivation of an individual | ||||||
| succession | nounn | |||||
noun • a following of one thing after another in time • a group of people or things arranged or following in order • the action of following in order • (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established • acquisition of property by descent or by will | ||||||
| family tree | nounn | |||||
noun • successive generations of kin | ||||||
| derivation | nounn | |||||
noun • the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) • (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase • a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions • (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation • inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline • drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body • drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation • the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin | ||||||
| line of descent | nounn | |||||
noun • the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors • the hereditary derivation of an individual | ||||||
