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Definition of consanguinity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

consanguinity

noun
 
/ˌkɒnsæŋˈɡwɪnəti/
 
/ˌkɑːnsæŋˈɡwɪnəti/
 [uncountable] (formal)
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  1. relationship by birth in the same family
    • different degrees of consanguinity
    Topics Family and relationshipsc2
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin consanguineus ‘of the same blood’ (from con- ‘together’ + sanguis ‘blood’) + -ity.
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