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Matrilineal

Meaning

Adj

In Anthropology & Family:
Tracing
only through
ancestors.
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Origin

matrilineal
English
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lineal
English
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linealis
Latin
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-alis
Latin
linea
Latin
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linum
Latin
matri-
English
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Antonyms

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