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lineage

/ˈlɪ.ni.ɪdʒ/

Meanings
noun
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

Examples :

"My family's lineage includes many successful doctors. "
family history

Related Words

Illustration offspring

offspring noun

/ˈɒfspɹɪŋ/ /ˈɑfspɹɪŋ/

A person's daughter(s) and/or son(s); a person's children.

"My offspring are all in school now, and I'm very proud of them. "

Illustration includes

includes noun

/ɪnˈkluːdz/

A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item.

"The website's HTML file uses several includes for the header and footer, allowing for consistent design across all pages. "

Illustration directory

directory noun

/daɪˈɹɛktəɹi/

A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.

"The school directory lists the names and phone numbers of all teachers and staff. "

Illustration progeny

progeny noun

/ˈpɹɒdʒəni/ /ˈpɹɑdʒəni/

Offspring or descendants considered as a group.

"I treasure this five-generation photograph of my great-great grandmother and her progeny."

Illustration printing

printing verb

/ˈpɹɪntɪŋ/

To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine; often used with out or off: print out, print off.

"Print the draft double-spaced so we can mark changes between the lines."

Illustration progenitor

progenitor noun

/pɹəʊˈdʒɛn.ɪ.tə/ /pɹoʊˈdʒɛn.ɪ.tɚ/

A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.

"My grandmother, Anna, is the progenitor of our family's secret recipe for apple pie. "

Illustration descent

descent noun

/dɪˈsɛnt/

An instance of descending; act of coming down.

"We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier."

Illustration successful

successful adjective

/səkˈsɛsfl̩/

Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect

"a successful use of medicine;  a successful experiment;  a successful enterprise"

Illustration ascending

ascending verb

/əˈsɛndɪŋ/

To move upward, to fly, to soar.

"He ascended to heaven upon a cloud."

Illustration doctors

doctors noun

/ˈdɒktəz/ /ˈdɑktɚz/

A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK.

"If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor."

Illustration parentage

parentage noun

/ˈpɛrəntɪdʒ/ /ˈpærəntɪdʒ/

The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.

"The student's parentage was questioned when she claimed a different last name than her classmates. "

Illustration descending

descending verb

/dɪˈsɛndɪŋ/

To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling, flowing, walking, climbing etc.

"The rain descended, and the floods came."