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agnatic

/æɡˈnætɪk/adjective

उच्चारण ऐग्नैटिक

पिता की ओर से संबंधित, पुरुष वंश से जुड़ा हुआ

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adjective
  1. 1

    technical

    related through the male line of a family, that is, descended from the same male ancestor

    पिता की ओर से संबंधित, पुरुष वंश से जुड़ा हुआ

    • Under the old law, only agnatic relatives could inherit the land.
    • The agnatic line of the family goes back to a king.

    Synonyms paternal

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Notes

Do not confuse agnatic (related through the father's line) with cognate (related by blood in general).

Agnatic (पिता की ओर से संबंधित) को cognate (सामान्यतः रक्त-संबंधी) से न मिलाइए।