Consanguineous
//kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪni.əs// adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor. not-comparable
"Am not I consanguineous? am I not of her blood?"
Adjective
- 1 related by blood wordnet
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More examples"Am not I consanguineous? am I not of her blood?"
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin consanguineus (with English -ous), from con- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from sanguis (“blood”). Equivalent to con- + sanguineous.
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