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lineage vs family line

family line vs lineage

lineage and family line both are nouns.

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

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