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consanguinity
consanguinity definition
con·san·guin·ity (kän′saŋ gwin′ə tē, -san-)
noun
- relationship by descent from the same ancestor; blood relationship
- close association; connection
Etymology: ME & OFr consanguinite < L consanguinitas: see consanguineous
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