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unilateral descent vs agnation

agnation vs unilateral descent

unilateral descent and agnation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
unilateral descent Yes No No No
agnation Yes No No No
As nouns, agnation is a hyponym of unilateral descent; that is, agnation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than unilateral descent:
  • unilateral descent: line of descent traced through one side of the family
  • agnation: line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family
Other hyponyms of unilateral descent include cognation, enation, matrilineage, patrilineage.
unilateral descent (noun) agnation (noun)
line of descent traced through one side of the family line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family
Difference between unilateral descent and agnation

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