family lineage

collocation in English

meaningsoffamilyandlineage

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family
noun
uk
/ˈfæm.əl.i/us
/ˈfæm.əl.i/
a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and ...
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lineage
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈlɪn.i.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈlɪn.i.ɪdʒ/
the members of a person's family who are directly related to that person and who lived a long time before him ...
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(Definition offamilyandlineagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffamily lineage

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Such arrangements, enacted without the customary familial negotiations, usurped the privileges of parents and their ability to protect theirfamilylineage, stability, and honour.
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Environmental conditions (food supply and temperature, both immediate and during development) explained more variation in ballooning latency than didfamilylineage(genotype).
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Through marriage, one can fulfill the obligations of filial piety by continuing thefamilylineage.
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The analysis distinguishes support given up thefamilylineage(to parents), down thefamilylineage (to children), and horizontally (between siblings).
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Those who provided support up, across and down thefamilylineagetended to be least lonely.
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The second research question is: does the association between support giving and loneliness vary, depending on whether support is up, down or across thefamilylineage?
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Families were aware of their importance in the fields, in caring for siblings, in perpetuating thefamilylineageand for care of their parents when they were elderly.
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There is a perception that old notions of rank and distinction, based onfamilylineage, honour and obligation, are being supplanted by new norms of conspicuous consumption and display.
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Hisfamilylineagehas been used to raise public awareness of schizophrenia.
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She displayed great pride in herfamilylineageand self-assurance.
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Generally, male babies were preferred because they provided manual labor and success thefamilylineage.
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Listen to the debates regarding noble families andfamilylineageeven horses now are divided between what is considered noble and what is not.
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It will not only show you the names of people who belong to yourfamilylineage, but how these relatives relate to each other.
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Familylineagecan also affect the quality of a candidate.
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This lineage is passed down as afamilylineage.
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The social or non-religious function of ancestor veneration is to cultivate kinship values, such as filial piety, family loyalty, and continuity of thefamilylineage.
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Genealogy is the study or investigation of ancestry and family history, with undeniable proof of traceability throughfamilylineageof birth, marriage and death records.
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