consanguinity

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Derived from Latin consanguinitas, from consanguineosus meaning "consanguineous", from com- meaning "together" + sanguineus meaning "of or pertaining to blood", from sanguis "blood"

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  • IPA: /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪnɪti/, SAMPA: /kAnseIN"gwInIti/
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[edit] Noun

consanguinity (countable and uncountable; plural consanguinities)

  1. A consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent. A blood relationship.

[edit] Translations

a blood relationship

[edit] See also

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