ancestry
has definitions from the field of genetics
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[ noun ] the descendants of one individual
Examples "his entire lineage has been warriors" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)As an American Catholic of Irish ancestry , I came with certain preconceptions and expectations ; being intellectually influenced by Newman and the general 19th century literature of England , I knew only a Protestant dominated country . |
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[ noun ] (genetics) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
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