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line of descent vs family line

family line vs line of descent

line of descent and family line both are nouns.

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

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