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consanguinity definition

con·san·guin·ity (kän′saŋ gwin′ə tē, -san-)

noun

  1. relationship by descent from the same ancestor; blood relationship
  2. close association; connection

Etymology: ME & OFr consanguinite < L consanguinitas: see consanguineous

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