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gens vs family line

family line vs gens

gens and family line both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gens Yes No No No
family line Yes No No No
As nouns, family line is a hypernym of gens; that is, family line is a word with a broader meaning than gens:
  • gens: family based on male descent
  • family line: people descended from a common ancestor
Other hypernyms of gens include family, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept.
gens (noun) family line (noun)
family based on male descent people descended from a common ancestor
Difference between gens and family line

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