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lineage

/ˈlɪniɪdʒ/noun

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वंश, कुल, वंशावली

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noun
  1. 1

    [U, C] formal

    the series of families that somebody comes from originally

    वंश, कुल, वंशावली

    • a family of ancient lineage
    • She can trace her lineage back to a famous poet.

    Synonyms ancestry descent pedigree parentage extraction

  2. 2

    [C] technical

    (in biology) the line of descent of an animal or plant species from its ancestors

    (जीव विज्ञान में) वंश-परंपरा

    • the lineage of modern birds

    Synonyms descent line

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

ancestry descent pedigree parentage extraction line

§Grammar and usage

Lineage has three syllables, lin-ee-ij (ˈlɪniɪdʒ), and does not sound like 'line' plus 'age'.

Lineage के तीन syllables हैं, lin-ee-ij (ˈlɪniɪdʒ), और इसे 'line' और 'age' जोड़कर नहीं बोला जाता।