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Definition of
lineage noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
lineage
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈlɪniɪdʒ
/
/
[
uncountable
,
countable
]
(
formal
)
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the series of families that someone comes from originally
a French nobleman of ancient lineage
synonym
ancestry
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lineage
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