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lineage vs kinfolk

kinfolk vs lineage

lineage and kinfolk both are nouns.

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

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