Definitions for lineage
ˈlɪn i ɪdʒlin·eage

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stocknoun

   the descendants of one individual

   "his entire lineage has been warriors"

2. descent, line of descent, lineage, filiationnoun

   the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

3. linage, lineagenoun

   the number of lines in a piece of printed material

4. linage, lineagenoun

   a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted

5. ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiationnoun

   inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. lineagenoun

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

2. lineagenoun

   A number of lines of text in a column.

3. Etymology: From linage, from linage, from ligne, from linea; see line.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lineagenoun

   Race; progeny; family, ascending or descending.

   Etymology: linage, French.

   Both the lineage and the certain sire
   From which I sprung, from me are hidden yet. Fa. Qu.

   Joseph was of the house and lineage of David. Luke ii. 4.

   The Tirsan cometh forth with all his generation or lineage, the males before him, and the females following him; and if there be a mother from whose body the whole lineage is descended, there is a traverse where she sitteth. Francis Bacon.

   Men of mighty fame,
   And from th’ immortal gods their lineage came. Dryden.

   No longer shall the widow’d land bemoan
   A broken lineage, and a doubtful throne,
   But boast her royal progeny’s increase,
   And count the pledges of her future peace. Addison.

   This care was infused into them by God himself, in order to ascertain the descent of the Messiah, and to prove that he was, as the prophets had foretold, of the tribe of Judah, and of the lineage of David. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

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1. lineage

   Lineage refers to direct descent from an ancestor or progenitor, or the sequence of generations that traces back to a particular individual or group. It typically implies a succession of family or blood relations, and can also indicate a specific line of hereditary characteristics, professions, or social status. In certain contexts, such as anthropology, biology or genealogy, lineage may also denote a line of descent from a common ancestor traced through DNA.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lineagenoun

   descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage

2. Etymology: [OE. linage, F. lignage, fr. L. linea line. See 3d Line.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lineage

   An evolutionary lineage is a sequence of species, that form a line of descent, each new species the direct result of speciation from an immediate ancestral species. Lineages are subsets of the evolutionary tree of life. Lineages are often determined by the techniques of molecular systematics.

Matched Categories

1. • Genealogy
   • Inheritance
   • Kinship
   • Number
   • Rate

How to pronounce lineage?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say lineage in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lineage in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lineage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of lineage in a Sentence

1. William Lee:

   This is the first time we felt confident to say that Delta is the most prevalent lineage in the U.S..

2. The Buddhist spiritual leader:

   If you really consider me as your friend, then please be united irrespective of your region or religious lineage.

3. Caitlin Pepperell:

   The strain from Troy belongs to a lineage that is not commonly associated with human disease in the modern world, we speculate that human infections in the ancient world were acquired from a pool of bacteria that moved readily between humans, livestock and the environment.

4. Eric Adams:

   He's a global embarrassment because this is not what we do as Americans, all of us, and I'm sure if he goes into his lineage, he came from somewhere and if his ancestors were treated the way he's treated these asylum seekers and migrants, then he would not be where he is right now.

5. Jeff Bock:

   She has a hot streak going like no other comedian, male or female, working today, you have to consider the lineage of Eddie Murphy in the ’80s, Jim Carrey in the ’90s and Adam Sandler in the aughts. She is their heir apparent.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lineage
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lineage
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lineage
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lineage
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lineage