WordCmp.com

genealogy vs lineage

lineage vs genealogy

genealogy and lineage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
genealogy Yes No No No
lineage Yes No No No
As nouns, lineage is a hyponym of genealogy; that is, lineage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than genealogy:
  • genealogy: successive generations of kin
  • lineage: the hereditary derivation of an individual
genealogy (noun) lineage (noun)
the study or investigation of ancestry and family history inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
successive generations of kin the hereditary derivation of an individual
a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
the number of lines in a piece of printed material
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Difference between genealogy and lineage

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.