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matrilineal
matrilineal definition
mat·ri·lin·eal (ma′trə lin′ē əl, mā′trə-)
adjective
designating or of descent, kinship, or derivation through the mother
also matrilinear mat′·ri·lin′·ear (-lin′ē ər)
Related Forms:
- matrilineally mat′·ri·lin′·eally adverb
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