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con·san·guin·e·ous
/
ˌkɒn
sæŋˈgwɪn
i
əs
/
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[
kon-sang-
gwin
-ee-
uh
s
]
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adjective
having the same ancestry or
descent
; related by blood.
Also,
con·san·guine
/
kɒnˈsæŋ
gwɪn
/
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[
kon-
sang
-gwin
]
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,
con·san·guin·e·al.
Origin:
1595–1605;
<
Latin
consanguineus,
equivalent to
con-
con-
+
sanguin-
(stem of
sanguis
) blood +
-eus
-eous
Related forms
con·san·guin·e·ous·ly,
adverb
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World English Dictionary
consanguinity
(ˌkɒnsæŋˈɡwɪnɪtɪ)
—
n
1.
relationship by blood; kinship
2.
close affinity or connection
3.
geology
(of igneous rocks) similarity of origin, as shown by common mineral and chemical compositions and often texture
[C14: see
con-
,
sanguine
]
consan'guineous
—
adj
con'sanguine
—
adj
consan'guineously
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
consanguineous
c.1600, from L. consanguineus "of the same blood" (see
consanguinity
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
consanguineous
con·san·guin·e·ous (kŏn'sān-gwĭn'ē-əs, -sāng-)
adj.
Exhibiting consanguinity.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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