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unilateral descent vs patrilineage

patrilineage vs unilateral descent

unilateral descent and patrilineage both are nouns.

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

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