English dictionary

cognation

/k/A/g'n/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family

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Synonyms enation matrilineage

Source: WordNet 3.0
(anthropology) related by blood

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Synonyms blood kinship consanguinity

Antonyms affinity

Source: WordNet 3.0
Relationship by blood; descent from the same original; kindred.

noun

Source: webster1913