consanguinity
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Etymology [edit]
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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consanguinity (countable and uncountable; plural consanguinities)
- A consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent. A blood relationship.
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a blood relationship
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