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MATRILINEAR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Based on or tracing descent through the female line
Example:
matrilineal inheritance
Synonyms:
matrilineal; matrilinear
Classified under:
Similar:
direct; lineal (in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child)