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patrilineal kin vs relative

relative vs patrilineal kin

patrilineal kin and relative both are nouns.

patrilineal kin is not an adjective while relative is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
patrilineal kin Yes No No No
relative Yes Yes No No
As nouns, relative is a hypernym of patrilineal kin; that is, relative is a word with a broader meaning than patrilineal kin:
  • patrilineal kin: one related on the father's side
  • relative: a person related by blood or marriage
Other hypernyms of patrilineal kin include relation.
patrilineal kin (noun) relative (noun)
one related on the father's side an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
a person related by blood or marriage
patrilineal kin (adjective) relative (adjective)
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
Difference between patrilineal kin and relative

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