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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  • IPA: /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪnɪti/, X-SAMPA: /kAnseIN"gwInIti/
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consanguinity (countable and uncountable; plural consanguinities)

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

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