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consanguineous

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con⋅san⋅guin⋅e⋅ous

  [kon-sang-gwin-ee-uhs]
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–adjective
having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.
Also, con⋅san⋅guine  [kon-sang-gwin] , con⋅san⋅guin⋅e⋅al.

Origin:
1595–1605; < L consanguineus, equiv. to con- con- + sanguin- (s. of sanguis) blood + -eus -eous

Related forms:
con⋅san⋅guin⋅e⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
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con·san·guin·e·ous   (kŏn'sān-gwĭn'ē-əs, -sāng-)   
adj.  Of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor.

[From Latin cōnsanguineus : com-, com- + sanguineus, of blood; see sanguine.]
con'san·guin'e·ous·ly adv.
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Main Entry: con·san·guin·e·ous
Pronunciation: "kän-"san-'gwi-nE-&s, -"sa[ng]-
Function: adjective
: of the same blood or origin; specifically : descended from the same ancestor —con·san·guin·e·ous·ly adverb
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Main Entry: con·san·guin·e·ous
Pronunciation: "kän-"san-'gwin-E-&s, -"sa[ng]-
Function: adjective
: of the same blood ororigin; specifically : relating to or involving persons (as first cousins) that are relatively closely related consanguineous marriages> —con·san·guin·i·ty /-'gwin-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
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consanguineous con·san·guin·e·ous (kŏn'sān-gwĭn'ē-əs, -sāng-)
adj.
Exhibiting consanguinity.

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