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lineage vs origin

origin vs lineage

lineage and origin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lineage Yes No No No
origin Yes No No No
As nouns, origin is a hyponym of lineage; that is, origin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lineage:
  • lineage: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
  • origin: properties attributable to your ancestry
Other hyponyms of lineage include descent, extraction, bloodline, pedigree.
As nouns, lineage and origin are synonyms defined as:
  • lineage and origin: the hereditary derivation of an individual
lineage (noun) origin (noun)
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline properties attributable to your ancestry
the hereditary derivation of an individual the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
the number of lines in a piece of printed material the hereditary derivation of an individual
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors the place where something begins, where it springs into being
the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived
Difference between lineage and origin

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