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ancestry vs kinfolk

kinfolk vs ancestry

ancestry and kinfolk both are nouns.

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

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