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lineage vs genealogy

genealogy vs lineage

lineage and genealogy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lineage Yes No No No
genealogy Yes No No No
As nouns, genealogy is a hypernym of lineage; that is, genealogy is a word with a broader meaning than lineage:
  • lineage: the hereditary derivation of an individual
  • genealogy: successive generations of kin
Other hypernyms of lineage include family tree.
lineage (noun) genealogy (noun)
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
the hereditary derivation of an individual successive generations of kin
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 genealogy

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