Matrilinear

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of matrilineal. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    based on or tracing descent through the female line wordnet

Synonyms

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matrilinealmatrilineal

Etymology

From matri- + linear.

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