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lineage vs family tree

family tree vs lineage

lineage and family tree both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lineage Yes No No No
family tree Yes No No No
As nouns, family tree is a hypernym of lineage; that is, family tree is a word with a broader meaning than lineage:
  • lineage: the hereditary derivation of an individual
  • family tree: successive generations of kin
Other hypernyms of lineage include genealogy.
lineage (noun) family tree (noun)
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 lineage and family tree

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