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ancestry vs family line

family line vs ancestry

ancestry and family line both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ancestry Yes No No No
family line Yes No No No
As nouns, family line is a hyponym of ancestry; that is, family line is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ancestry:
  • ancestry: the hereditary derivation of an individual
  • family line: people descended from a common ancestor
Other hyponyms of ancestry include family, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept, side, breed line.
ancestry (noun) family line (noun)
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline people descended from a common ancestor
the hereditary derivation of an individual
Difference between ancestry and family line

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