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family relationship vs cognation

cognation vs family relationship

family relationship and cognation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
family relationship Yes No No No
cognation Yes No No No
As nouns, cognation is a hyponym of family relationship; that is, cognation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than family relationship:
  • family relationship: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
  • cognation: (anthropology) the condition of being related by blood
family relationship (noun) cognation (noun)
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption (anthropology) the condition of being related by blood
line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family
Difference between family relationship and cognation

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