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unilateral descent vs matrilineage

matrilineage vs unilateral descent

unilateral descent and matrilineage both are nouns.

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

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