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lineage¹ Definition

lin·eage (lin′ē ij)

noun

  1. direct descent from an ancestor
  2. ancestry; family; stock
  3. descendants from a common ancestor

Etymology: ME linage < OFr lignage < ligne: see line

lineage² Definition

line·age (līn′ij)

noun

linage

lineage Synonyms

lineage

n.

forefathers, ancestors, genealogy, progenitors; see family 1, heredity.

lineage Law Definition

n

The overview or totality of the marriage and blood relationships within a family, including the ancestors and descendants of a particular individual.

lineage Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • cell: Maybe the lineage of giant cells has to do with neuronal migration.
  • family: From these details he started to trace the lineage of the family.

Converse of object

  • trace: From these details he started to trace the lineage of the family.
  • represent: The current release consists of over 3300 COGs, from 43 complete genomes, representing 30 major phylogenetic lineages.
  • continue: As a wife she was expected to bear children, especially male children, thereby continuing the royal lineage.
  • claim: This is so because one lineage cannot falsely claim another lineage 's land with impunity.

Adjective modifier

  • clonal: Prior to the new migrations of the fungus from Mexico, a clonal lineage, US1, predominated throughout the world.
  • haematopoietic: These myeloid malignancies result from transformation of an HSC and are associated with expansion of one or more haematopoietic lineages.
  • phylogenetic: The current release consists of over 3300 COGs, from 43 complete genomes, representing 30 major phylogenetic lineages.
  • ancestral: Ancestral lineage is no longer the prerogative of humans.
  • aristocratic: Pride is not just in aristocratic lineage, English, Jewish, or peasant ancestry may give pride to some people.
  • maternal: The tracing resulted in 36 320 cows being assigned to 11 786 cow families with more than one cow per maternal lineage.

Modifies a noun

  • advertisement: An estimated 10 % of lineage advertisements in the classified ' motors for sale ' section are traders.
  • chart: If one author has several works in the Zenseki kaidai, all of these texts will be accessible from the lineage charts.
  • commitment: Stem cells are thought to be progressively refined in their capacity to differentiate to specific cell types through the process of lineage commitment.
  • head: The lineage head, therefore, even in the traditional system, can have had little control over his members.
  • cell: They are also expressed on cells of the immune system, notably lymphoid and myeloid lineage cells ( e.g. erythrocytes ).

Noun used with modifier

  • primate: Determining the evolutionary changes in MCPH genes through the primate lineages to lower mammals.
  • cell: An analysis of cell lineage in the rat cerebral cortex.
  • family: You may talk of desert, or family lineage, or race, or ethnic group, or absurdly of ancient history.