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Lineage definition: lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction. See examples of LINEAGE used in a sentence.
Lineage (evolution) An evolutionary lineage is a temporal series of populations, organisms, cells, or genes connected by a continuous line of descent from ancestor to descendant. [1] [2] Lineages are subsets of the evolutionary tree of life. Lineages are often determined by the techniques of molecular systematics .
Synonyms for LINEAGE: ancestry, pedigree, origin, genealogy, breeding, family, descent, blood; Antonyms of LINEAGE: progeny, seed, issue, posterity, offspring, son ...
Definition of lineage noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Lineage definition: Derivation. His lineage was (in the opinion of one of them at least) of doubtful purity; and so it was his duty to lay down the high-priesthood and be content to rule the nation.
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linage: [noun] the number of lines of printed or written matter.
